re: #548 Dark_Falcon

And the support for those sanctions was failing. We weren’t going to be able to keep Saddam in a box for too much longer. That, I think, was one of the factors driving the decision to remove him, though it was not a stated reason.

I don’t think there’s any proof of that, that the sanctions were failing. We certainly didn’t find evidence of him acquiring nukes when we invaded and during the 12 odd years of inspections, they weren’t sure what he had. He lied, he falsified records, sent them on wild goose chases. In 1999, 2000, the inspectors were saying it was a 50/50 chance. I’ve mentioned this before, but a grave concern was that they couldn’t find the toxic waste. We now know why.

David Kay headed the UN inspections. He was also on the Bush payroll. All of a sudden, he’s confirming WMDs. In this Slate article, he admits he puffed up his reports to make Hussein look worse than he was. But if you had been following any of it prior to 2003, it’s not a surprise to learn it. Anyway, Kay is a rotten apple in my book.