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Lost: 380 tons of high explosives - Last seen in Iraq
TA Pilot:
You do not "loot" 380 tons of explosives.
You move them with trucks. Lots of them. ~40 10-ton trucks, to be more precise.
You do not move them with trucks -after- your ability to move them with trucks has been taken from you. Please note that in April/May 2003, there was no insurgency; there was no organized 'resistance'.
These weapons were -not- there in the immediate post-war period. They were moved -before- we arrived in Baghdad, because thats the only way they -could- have been moved.
DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: patrickl on October 26, 2004, 06:53:38 pm ---I'll just explain that "France" did not violate the sanctions. If french weapons were sold to Iraq they could have come from anywhere.
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woops, I forgot to change my rhetoric.
Maybe France Syria or Russia just came and picked up the stuff they hadn't received payment on yet.
patrickl:
--- Quote from: DrewKaree on October 27, 2004, 01:10:13 am ---
--- Quote from: patrickl on October 26, 2004, 06:53:38 pm ---I'll just explain that "France" did not violate the sanctions. If french weapons were sold to Iraq they could have come from anywhere.
--- End quote ---
woops, I forgot to change my rhetoric.
Maybe France Syria or Russia just came and picked up the stuff they hadn't received payment on yet.
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"Weapons dealer from france" != "France"
But I guess you understand you lost the debate so now we get this ...
patrickl:
--- Quote from: TA Pilot on October 26, 2004, 08:15:09 pm ---My "defense" on this thread is that the article Crazy Cooter pointed too claimed the explosives were there in september 2003 and that there was an inspection again on october 15th (doesn't mention a year, but I assumed they meant 2004) So this is in fact a newsreport on an investigation that just took place.
But this isnt the case.
blablabla
If this is the "October Surprise" from the left, get ready for 4 more years of Bush.
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"President Bush ordered an investigation of the disappearance shortly after being notified by the IAEA on Oct. 15". This is a report about this "investigation" (of course with some background info)
Dexter:
Since Iraq CLEARLY doesn't possess WMD's, the theft of these powders amounts to a non-issue now.
Unless you're a GI killed by these powders of course, in which case it's the ONLY issue ;) Unfortunately, these caches were not part of the Ministry of Oil, in which case they would have been given round the clock protection from day one.
Please note that in April/May 2003, there was no insurgency; there was no organized 'resistance'.
Or WMDs, or 45 minute strike capability, or Al Quaida connections to Saddam. There WAS some guy on an aircraft carrier with a 'mission accomplished' sign behind him though. President Gore must have nearly peed himself laughing at the arrogance and short-sightedness of it all!