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US losing confidence in ability to find any WMD
Washington, Apr 22: With little to show after 30 days, the Bush administration is losing confidence in its pre-war belief that it had strong clues pointing to the whereabouts of Weapons of Mass Destruction concealed in Iraq, according to planners and participants in the hunt.
Washington, Apr 22: With little to show after 30 days, the Bush administration is losing confidence in its pre-war belief that it had strong clues pointing to the whereabouts of Weapons of Mass Destruction concealed in Iraq, according to planners and participants in the hunt.
The US went to war against Iraq with a "coalition of the willing," ignoring the UN, arguing that unless Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction are found quickly and destroyed, Iraq would become a menace to the US, its friends and allies.
After testing some -- though by no means all -- of their best leads, "analysts here and in Washington are increasingly doubtful that they will find what they are looking for in the places described on a five-tiered target list drawn up before fighting began.
"Their strategy is shifting from the rapid 'exploitation' of known suspect sites to a vast survey that will rely on unexpected discoveries and leads," 'The Washington Post' reported.
The new excuse for inability to find Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq is that Iraqi insiders have stolen files, electronic data and equipment from non-conventional arms programmes under the cover of recent looting.
Analysts said that they believe that former Iraqi officials hope to conceal their culpability, barter for status with the US military government or sell the technology for private gain, the paper said.
Bureau Report
After testing some -- though by no means all -- of their best leads, "analysts here and in Washington are increasingly doubtful that they will find what they are looking for in the places described on a five-tiered target list drawn up before fighting began.
"Their strategy is shifting from the rapid 'exploitation' of known suspect sites to a vast survey that will rely on unexpected discoveries and leads," 'The Washington Post' reported.
The new excuse for inability to find Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq is that Iraqi insiders have stolen files, electronic data and equipment from non-conventional arms programmes under the cover of recent looting.
Analysts said that they believe that former Iraqi officials hope to conceal their culpability, barter for status with the US military government or sell the technology for private gain, the paper said.
Bureau Report