Ok, Mr. Armchair Hawk; show me where Saddam pursued nukes after the first Gulf war. Show me where Saddam cooperated with terrorists. You apparently have some fantastic military intelligence connection that no one else has.
It's been available for years. It's been largely blacked out by the popular press for obvious reasons but if that's your sole source of news you will have a skewed perspective. The news 'reporting' on this war has been horrible. Looks like Mike beat me to the punch but you could also look at the Iraqi Survey Group's final report, four years old at this point:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/report/2004/isg-final-report/index.html
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/l...l-report/isg-final-report_vol2_nuclear-02.htm
ISG has uncovered two instances in which scientists linked to Iraq’s pre-1991 uranium enrichment programs kept documentation and technology in anticipation of renewing these efforts—actions that they contend were officially sanctioned.
* A former engineer in the pre-1991 EMIS program claimed he was told by the head of MIC in 1997 to continue his work with ion implantation at his Al Tahaddi lab as a way to preserve EMIS technology.
* The former head of Iraq’s pre-1991 centrifuge program also retained prohibited documents and components in apparent violation of the Regime’s directives. Though this activity was isolated, it also had the potential to contribute to a possible restart of Iraq’s uranium enrichment programs.
* Additional details on the disclosures of these two former enrichment officials can be found in the section of the report concerning Hidden Enrichment Technology.
Furthermore, although all of the officials interviewed by ISG indicated Iraq had ended its pursuit of nuclear weapons in 1991, some suggested Saddam remained interested in reconstitution of the nuclear program after sanctions were lifted. Specific details concerning Saddam’s continued intent to develop weapons of mass destruction can be found in the section of this report concerning Regime Strategic Intent.
Consistent with Saddam’s nuclear ambitions, starting around 1992, Iraq directed scientific expertise to several Iraqi establishments. This action would be consistent with either preserving knowledge for the eventual reestablishment of the nuclear weapon program or with simply utilizing Iraq’s technical expertise in areas where it was most needed. In either case, some of the work performed by these former PC-3 scientists inherently preserved some capabilities that would be needed for a reconstituted nuclear weapon program. Details on these activities can be found in the sections of the report concerning IAEC Modernization, University Programs, and Migration of PC-3 Capabilities.
Mr. Arm Chair Hawk; it is you who needs to look this stuff up instead of regurgitating the the lies that got us into ghe Iraq war.
BTW, Mr. Arm Chair Hawk, I am a 50 year Republican.
That's great but if you read what I said, I said you were regurgitating leftist talking points. I don't know your voting record but you aren't helping our troops in harm's way by repeating nonsense and name calling instead of looking into it yourself.