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1/20/2003 12:50:00 PM | Brad Plumer Quick note Mr. Sarma, I think you misinterpreted my post, though maybe the error was mine. In 1998, the UN claimed to have destroyed nearly ALL of Iraq's "special operational warheads." I assumed that the warheads just found would follow under that category-- if my warhead categorization is askew, let me know, and I apologize, naturally. The point of my last post was that the 1992-98 inspectors did not find everything. They thought they had destroyed all of the special warheads, and lo, 16 have just popped up. Why didn't the inspectors verify that these missiles had been destroyed the last time around? What else might they have missed? If you read my post you will note that I NEVER said that this discovery was a valid pretext for war. But the fact that the last inspectors missed some rather significant weapons weakens your (original) claim that inspections alone will ensure Iraq's disarmament. Oh, and I also never claimed to have clinching proof that Iraq is smuggling chemical warheads. I was questioning your faith in inspectors and American intelligence. That's all. In the future I will refrain from defending positions I do not hold, as this blog is already time-consuming enough. :) perma link |
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