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TheQuirk:
-- U.N. weapons inspectors find 11 empty chemical warheads in "excellent condition" in Iraq.
Watch CNN or log on to http://CNN.com /AOL Keyword: CNN for the latest news.

(I'm signed up to the CNN breaking news service, so I'm not sure what page is on the web that I should go to, aside from the fact that it's on CNN).

avello500:
the weapons inspectors found a total of twelve but took #12 with them for further testing to determine what was contained.
i listen to national public radio. it has the very latest of most everything, check it out at www.npr.org  you might like it

DC:
I still don't get the entire Iraq thing. Why can't they have nukes and stuff? I understand if the Netherlands or other non-nuclear-race countries complain, but the US has the *biggest* stash of nukes in the world goddammit. Unless the US gives up their entire supply I don't see their reason for complaint (the fact that Iraq is more evil is at least debatable and besides the point anyway).

Besides, empty chem warheads? If they were full, OK. I can make a empty warhead of any type if I want to, it's the stuff inside that's the problem.

Why doesn't Bush admit why he wants to attack Iraq? And why does no country object to the atrocities committed by the US? They're more of a rogue state than Vietnam, North Korea, Cuba and the entire Middle East can dream to be.

voidmain:
I believe the entire underlying goal is to get rid of Saddam and his lusers and have them replaced with a real democratic government. Too many shady things going on with this one (and shady really isn't a strong enough word). I also believe that the underlying reasons for going in so strongly is to put an incredible amount of pressure on them in hopes that the Iraqi people will overthrow the current government and the US will have people in place to assist. Now whether or not things will play out like this time will tell (hopefully a short time).

If a new democratic government takes over and they are able to stabalize the country (and region) and are able to prove that they can live and play well with others for an extended period of time then it might not be quite as big of a deal if they were to have a nuclear weapons program (but it still would be a big deal). Every other country that has nukes today are required to have international inspections and extreme accountability for such weapons.

The BIO/chemical weapons are almost another issue. I don't have the stats but most/all other countries have either destroyed or are in the process of destroying any BIO/chemical weapons that they have. Russia wants to extend the amount of time they have to destroy theirs because they say they don't have the budget for it. I believe their current time table is 3 more years to have them all destroyed. But the thing is, they are working with the supervision of the international community.

When you don't have accountability then who knows who's hands these weapons can end up in?

cahult:
The only reason for US to oust Saddam is to replace him with a friendly government which will give oil to US, precious oil for a thirsty nation.

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