As for the little laboratory in the back room of a private house or whatever, true enough, that'd be harder to spot. But if I was Saddam and wanted to be setting up a biological weapons plant, I'd probably rent a room in some small New England town, the sort of place Stephen King books are set, and I'd do it there. Much less likely to get interrupted by arms inspectors I'd imagine.

DougR

I think concentrating on the asteroid threat would be a much better way to divert people's attention from domestic issues.

DougR

LTS

DougR

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One answer to the question posed in the article you posted above:

"Why would the Iraqis undertake new construction at a facility known by the U.S. Intelligence Community, UNSCOM, and the IAEA to be associated with a clandestine nuclear program?"

Because on the 18th August, 2002, there had been no UN weapons inpectors in Iraq for nearly two and a half years and that time Saddam Hussein had no intention of letting them return - maybe?

Saddam Hussein does not seem like a serious threat, I'm afraid. And the tougher Bush talks, the less I believe he thinks he's a threat either. Not so much a threat, more an opportunity. It was you that said it was all about getting hold of the oil Doug. I wouldn't venture to contradict you on that.

DougR

Does Bush really think there is imminent danger from Iraq that makes it essential that America goes to war? You'd need to know the man far better than any of us can know him to have the answer to that. Maybe he does. If he does think that, I think he's probably wrong. And I think that some of his advisors who say that probably do not actually believe it.

I doubt if he thinks that the course of action he appears to be intent on embarking on is likely to be disastrous. In that case I think that most people outside the United States would disagree with him.

So far as Blair is concerned the media here seems divided between those who think he is just being sycophantic, and those who think he is desperately trying to stay close to Bush in the hope of being some kind of restraining infuence, and minimising the damage.

And I am certain that whatever kind of Al Qaida leadership is around, for example Bin Laden, this is desperately hoping for America to make war on Iraq, especially without UN backing. REmember, these are people who have demonstrated a willingness to sacrifice chess pieces. And Saddam isn't even their chess piece. (There's an older version of chess in which there are more than two sides. Maybe they still play it in some parts of the Middle East.)

Bush is still overcompensating for the fact that his name is bush - a term used to describe part of the FEMALE anatomy. If our presidents name were something like Peter O'Toole we'd be much more reticent.

pax yall

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