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Cool. All that shows is that it was there after our troops arrived. The General just spoke in a press conference and said that munitions were removed and destroyed by his troops and that it would be very unlikely, given the amounts that we're talking about and the equipment it would take to move it, that it could be taken without our knowing it. They've also said that there was mostly military traffic on the road during that time. Probability of looting? I'd say maybe some but not nearly as much as Kerry is accusing. Negligence on the side of Bush? I think not.

. . . except that the video showed a UN-sealed facility, with crates labeled "AL QAQAA." Just watched the video again and I can see nothing of the sort. You must have some seriously good vision. Mine's 20/20 right eye, 20/30 left eye. Even they say in the video "in or around" Al-Qaqaa. The reporters couldn't say for sure if they were there and might have been miles away. I don't think you can say for sure. Well, maybe you can but the media apparantly cannot.

Did you listen to the press conference? Are you saying that the General who was in charge there isn't reputable?

I believe what they're officially saying (did you listen to the press conference?) is that it's not definitive enough to say for sure. They've been trying all week to get to the root of the matter. Although it only deals with 1/1000th of the material that they've been concerned with disposing of. Kerry picked up a minute problem to bash Bush with and he can't even accurately support his claims. I still say it's weak. Very weak.

Nowhere until you know for sure someone is in error. You need to have all the facts. I picture you as a detail oriented person. You should agree with that.

New info from press conference today: - Reporters weren't even sure exactly where they were when they reported the missing explosives. It may not have even been at Al-Quaqua. - It appears that our own troops might have been the ones who actually took the explosives and delivered them for disposal (i.e. did their job). - The General said that, although the amount of explosives in question is very routine to move for the US military and only consists of 1/1000th of the amount that has already been scarfed up and disposed of, it would be very unlikely, with the military presence there at the time, that looters would be able to drive the stuff off in trucks. It would have been noticed. - UN was asked to destroy this stuff back in 95 and didn't. Wasn't worth their time since it wasn't WMD. It appears that this still isn't factual enough to be touted as fact by John Kerry in his last week Bush bashing attempt. His accusations of incompetence on the side of our military is still without any real foundation.

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I don't believe the White House authorized or publicly agreed with those comments by Rudy. Did they?

Well.... Just saw the video on MSNBC and I can't argue with that. Assuming that it was taken at the time and location mentioned. I'll come right out on record and say I stand corrected on the issue of Russia moving the explosives. I don't know if that is as plausible anymore. I guess this story was continuing to develop over the week and they were searching for answers. It sure sounded like they reported it at the time as fact, though. Although, there's also satellite imagery showing large trucks in front of the bunker days prior to the invasion. What were they doing? Very suspicious. They had to be moving something, right? However, as far as the explosives go, it looks like they were there after we got there. To the troop’s defense, the video also states clearly that it was not their mission to secure this site but to search for WMD and fight their way through. Hopefully, more information will come out on this.

That's fine but the Democrats need not use this as a means to insinuate incompetence on bush’s part when it's unreasonable to expect anyone to secure anything before they even get there. I don't think anyone can conclusively prove this thing either way. Kerry, however, is touting his made up version as fact in order to discredit Bush. It's weak. He needs something with a bit more provable basis than this. I think it illustrates his “fly by the seat” and “shoot from the hip” impulsiveness rather than a yearning for the truth. He’s a puppet and a dangerous person, IMO, to be considered for Commander in Chief.

Right... I hate when she comes in and ruins all my fun with her reasonableness. Go away Wendy!!!

I love to hate the Brits! Just kidding. I like those cheeky fellows.

If so, that's odd. I can't understand why.

Totally agree. I have the deepest respect for everyone from that generation who fought with the Allied forces. My Granddad's best friend in the war and whom he served side by side with was a French-Canadian nicknamed "Tet." He spoke of him often.

I'm going to vote early next week. Yup...best country on the planet!!

Wow...that sounds like an emotional rather than a cognitive answer. Not unexpected, though. That's the general "feeling" among Democrats these days. Above all else, it's just "I hate Bush" and that controls decisions.

My Granddad was one of the US Army infantry soldiers who Invaded occupied France, fought to defeat the Nazis, and walked into and eliminated the concentration camps like the one you mentioned. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

Got a link? Blix's quote above is dated the end of January. Pretty late in the game there Bill.

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Obviously not fully. Iraq has not "come to a genuine acceptance" of the United Nations demand for disarmament, according to Hans Blix, head of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission. Following 60 days of inspections, Blix reported to the United Nations, criticising Iraq for failing to cooperate fully. - January 26, 2003 You know as well as I do that Saddam had been playing a "cat & mouse" game for over a decade. Sure, he delivered a report. Just like others previously. A truck load of garbage. Again, thumbing his nose at the world and you bought into it.

Oh, I believe you that it's happening. I just think maybe we aught to redirect the contents of this thread to their techical support help desk or something. I doubt it's to hide anything from the rest of the world. Do you think we can prosecute Canadian hackers any better than English ones?

And this eliminates any credibility to the claims of John Kerry. Once again...

And THE WAR WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IF SADDAM HAD COMPLIED WITH THE DEMANDS OF THE WORLD WITHIN 12 YEARS.

Think it's a conspiracy Kallend? We only trust the Canadians? Nice source, by the way, for unbiased news. I really like their use of childish namecalling on the page.

And what evidence has been presented to support the assertion that the Russians did it? - Expert testimony from a defense official. - Satellite photographs of trucks moving materials in the area. - Testimony from troops who were there stating that they saw nothing of the sort. - Serious jeopardy in relations might ensue with Russia (Putin) if we made such an assertion without being fairly sure. What’s Kerry got proving that it was there and that it was Bush’s fault? Completely unfounded speculation? Just saying that it's a very weak story to base your last ditch attack on in this election. You'd think Kerry would have more than that. "BombGate" coupled with "MemoGate." Pretty weak!