[grandpa]

Quote by: xyzer Pardon the interruption, but I've rarely seen such misinformation posted about a subject as those on this thread about weapons inspections in Iraq? Here is a timeline from BBC.

What does the following statement by Bush mean?:

"For their own safety, all foreign nationals -- including journalists and inspectors -- should leave Iraq immediately."

President Says Saddam Hussein Must Leave Iraq Within 48 Hours

The inspectors were not finished!

It's even more obvious, given reports such as the following:

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AP) Prime Minister Tony Blair's government “dramatized” some of its prewar evidence about the threat posed by Iraq, former chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix said Sunday. On the British Broadcasting Corp.'s “Breakfast with Frost” program, Blix said it was unclear what was meant by the claim in a September 2002 intelligence dossier that Iraq could deploy some weapons of mass destruction on 45 minutes' notice. “The intention was to dramatize it just as the vendors of some merchandise are trying to increase and exaggerate the importance of what they have,” he said. “From politicians, from our leaders in the Western world, I think we expect more than that. A bit more sincerity.” ....Blix, whose team of U.N. inspectors did not make any significant weapons finds during months of searching Iraq before the war, said it was clear now that there were no weapons of mass destruction there before the U.S.-led invasion. ....“We would all like to see the truth come out after all this wrangling,” he added. “And we now know that there were no weapons of mass destruction when the invasion started. Now we hear a case saying that 'Well, there were programs, there were laboratories that were suitable ... or there were intentions. I would say, all right, let's have evidence of that.”

Blix: Iraq Evidence ‘Dramatized’, Ex-U.N. Inspector Accuses Bush, Blair Of ‘Information Management’ - CBS News

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