Unemployment rate under republicans, and then Pelosi took over in 2007.

[rdean]

Republicans think that lots and lots of minimum wage jobs without insurance or benefits is a "good" thing.

 

[Theowl32]

You're the simpleton that can't read.

If the liberal media were so powerful, then how the hell did the GOP ever take unified power from 2001-2007? Wouldn't the liberal media have used their supposed amazing powers of persuasion to stop unified GOP power? I wish they were as powerful as you stupid conservatives always claim. They would have stopped the worst Presidency in modern American history, the cross-eyed, Bushtarded War Monkey President.


BTW, a simple google search will show that gas prices skyrocketd in the summer of 2008, in the Boooosh War Monkey's last, pathetic months. The Bush Recession came a few month after.

No wonder the GOP has lost the last two elections. They deserved to, and they only have themselves to blame.

Ignorant as hell. This entire post.

You do not think the gas price at the pump was high in 2006, and yet at the time it was the highest it had ever been. The MEDIA did harp on it. They certainly did not do back flips over the FACT that the unemployment rate was at 4.6 percent the last time the republicans had majority power.

You cannot get past that fact. You cannot shake that fact. No matter what you say, the democrats have been a complete disaster. More specifically, liberal policies.

You are utterly brainwashed, and whats more you and your types are pathetic if you do not think there is CLEAR liberal slant in the MAIN STREAM media. Hell, that is not even a remote debate anymore.

Keep on entertaining us with your ignorance by blaming only Bush and the republicans for the economic collapse. In the mean time, go ahead and give loud cheers for the 7.8 percent unemployment rate which has been proven out to be yet another bold faced lie by this pathetic commie in chief in the white house.

The American people were right to fire the GOP congress in the 2006 elections. By then then negative effects of six years of GOP unified rule in DC had plenty of time to start taking their excruciating toll. Mostly due to the blood soaked mistake of the Iraq War, of course,. The mistake of the reelection of the Buuush War Monkey was deeply regretted by most Americans by 2006. It's on conservatives to learn lessons from their policy and political mistakes that led to their justified humiliation and defeat in 2006 and 2008. They haven't yet. Maybe President Hillary will give them a refresher in 2016.

You stupid ass. The Iraq war was also a bipartisan act you freaking left wing hack.

The democrats propagated the existence of WMDs long before Bush took office, and the paradigm had shifted on how to deal with perceived threats abroad post 911.

Don't believe me?



Who started the Iraq Liberation Act? Well, here is another sobering fact for you.



The total cost of the Iraq War = 700 billion over 8 years. Not the ridiculous 3 trillion that liberals have been using as a talking point to shield the Democrats and Obama from any blame for our deficits. The Iraq War was not the cause of our economic problems.

According to U.N. Security Council created UNSCOM

IRAQ'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM

Between 1991 and 1998 the IAEA conducted more than 1500 inspections. IAEA released a report in 1997, with updates in 1998 and 1999, which it believes offers a technically coherent picture of Iraq's nuclear program.

In summary, the IAEA report says that following the August 1990 invasion of Kuwait, Iraq launched a "crash program" to develop a nuclear weapon quickly by extracting weapons grade material from safe-guarded research reactor fuel. This project, if it had continued uninterrupted by the war, might have succeeded in producing a deliverable weapon by the end of 1992.[1]

The IAEA inspections revealed seven nuclear-related sites in Iraq. [2] The IAEA reports that all sensitive nuclear materials were removed, and that facilities and equipment were dismantled or destroyed. Activities uncovered and destroyed included:

A 58 page annex to the final report describes what the Commission was able to learn about the BW program, despite Iraq's concealment activities, and documents discrepancies between what Iraq claimed to have developed, or destroyed, and the physical evidence. Some of the findings include:

Extensive BW program: Iraq had an extensive BW program from 1973 until at least 1991. In mid-1995, Iraq admitted that it had weaponized BW agents, but claimed that the entire BW program had been in "obliterated" in 1991 and that all BW weapons had been destroyed and all bulk BW agents had been deactivated. The Commission found, however, that the evidence produced in support of this claim was not credible, and that Iraq "retained suitable growth media, BW facilities, production equipment, teams of expert personnel, and the essential technical knowledge" after 1991.

Bulk production: In July, 1995, Iraq acknowledged that between 1988 and 1991, it had produced two BW agents in bulk: botulinum toxin and Bacillus anthracis spores (anthrax). Iraq reported 19,180 liters of botulinum toxin (10-20 fold concentrated) and 8445 liters of Bacillus anthracis spores (10 fold concentrated).

UNSCOM found, however, that "bulk warfare agent production appears to be considerably understated," given the resources available to Iraq's BW program, including growth media and fermenter capacity. The Commission said that the production rate of Botulinum toxin could be as much as double the stated amount, and 3 times greater than that stated for Bacillus anthracis spores.

Iraq claimed that it unilaterally destroyed more than 7500 liters of the Botulinum toxin and 3412 liters of Bacillus anthracis spores in 1991; UNSCOM noted that there was not evidence to support quantities claimed to be destroyed. The report concludes "the Commission has no confidence that all bulk agents have been destroyed... and that a BW capability does not exist in Iraq."

Iraq also claims to have produced lesser quantities of clostridium perfringens spores, ricin, and wheat cover smut.

BW Warheads: Iraq claimed to have produced 25 Al-Hussein missile warheads and filled them with BW agents. The Commission found that there was no credible evidence to show that only 25 missiles were produced and filled. Iraq declared that the 25 missiles were unilaterally destroyed; the Commission found enough physical evidence to account for the declared quantities of BW warheads, but the location of the remnants were inconsistent with Iraq's story.

BW bombs: Iraq declared that 200 R-400 aerial bombs were manufactured for BW purposes, but acknowledged that the numbers of bombs filled with particular agents (100 with botulinum toxin, 50 with bacillus anthracis spores, and 7 with aflatoxin) were "guesses." UNSCOM did find evidence of the destruction of some BW bombs at the site declared by Iraq, but found that the remnants account for less than one third of the bombs Iraq claims to have destroyed. In addition, UNSCOM found evidence of R-400A bombs carrying BW at an airfield where no BW weapons were declared.

Aircraft drop tanks: Iraq claimed that it produced 4 aircraft drop tanks to disseminate BW agents, and was developing a pilotless aircraft that could carry the tanks, holding either BW or chemical weapons, and release the toxins at a preset time. UNSCOM found that there was no evidence corroborate that only 4 were produced, and noted that interviews indicated that 12 were planned. Remnants of only three destroyed tanks were recovered. UNSCOM also rejected the evidence offered by Iraq--a letter thanking the project workers--that the pilotless aircraft project was shut down.

Aerosol Generators: Iraq developed aerosol generators for the dispersal of BW agents by modifying helicopter-borne commercial chemical insecticide disseminators. Although Iraq claimed the devices were ineffective, UNSCOM received documentation that they were successfully field tested. Interview evidence suggests that there were 12 devices produced; none were destroyed by UNSCOM.

Remaining Bacterial Growth Media: UNSCOM determined that there remained substantial bacterial growth media imported into Iraq which remains unaccounted for: 460 kg. of casien; 80 kg. of thioglocollate broth; 520 kg. of yeast extract; and 1100 kg of peptone. The report says that "the amounts that are 'missing' are significant, and would be sufficient to produce quantities of agent comparable to that already declared by Iraq."


UNSCOM was more successful in its pursuit of Iraq's CW program largely because Iraq was more cooperative with its disclosures. The final report notes that a "significant number" of chemical weapons, their components, and related equipment were destroyed under UNSCOM supervision between 1991 and 1997. In addition, the report found:

Extensive CW program: Iraq acknowledged that it carried out a large scale CW program between 1982 and 1990. It claims that more than 50% of its chemical weapons stocks were consumed during the 1980s, and that the majority of its production facilities were destroyed by aerial bombing during the Gulf War.

Bulk CW agents: Iraq said that it produced 3,859 tons of CW agents during the entire implementation of its CW program, and that 3,315 tons of these agents were weaponized. Agents produced in large quantities included mustard, tabun, and sarin.

According to Iraq, 80% of the weaponized CW agents were consumed between 1982 and 1988. In addition, they claim to have unilaterally discarded 130 tons of non-weaponized CW agents during the 1980s. UNSCOM found that these numbers could not be verified.

After the Gulf War, Iraq claimed that it had 412.5 tons of CW agents remaining. Four hundred eleven tons were destroyed under UNSCOM supervision; 1.5 tons of the CW agent VX remain unaccounted for.

Special Munitions: Iraq claimed that between 1982 and 1988, 100,000 munitions filled with CW agents were consumed or disposed of. UNSCOM found that this number could not be verified.

After the Gulf war, Iraq declared that there remained over 56,000 special munitions which could carry either CW or BW agents (22,000 filled, 34,000 unfilled). These munitions are all accounted for. They were either destroyed or converted for conventional weapons purposes.

Iraq claimed that there were 42,000 special munitions destroyed in the Gulf War. UNSCOM was unable to verify that number, and found that the destruction of 2,000 unfilled munitions remains uncertain, and 550 filled munitions remain unaccounted for.

Iraq claimed that it unilaterally destroyed 29,000 special munitions; UNSCOM found that of these, 100 filled munitions remain unaccounted for.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/gunning/etc/arsenal.html

 

[Kosh]

Republicans think that lots and lots of minimum wage jobs without insurance or benefits is a "good" thing.

Warning Far left propaganda alert!

 

[Wyatt earp]

A wingnut Myth & Legend: The Super-Awesome Bush Presidency was going well till the Democrats took Congress in 2007.

This claim is laughable, of course.

If the GOP was doing such a great job, then why did Pelosi take over as Speaker?

If the liberal media are so influential, then how did the GOP ever take unified power? Wouldn't the liberal media have used it's magical powers to sway elections before the 2006 election?

Your post is embarrassing.

Did you even attempt to read ANYTHING I typed in regards to why they won in the 2006 midterms?

Lets see if you can follow along with that brainwashed, left wing hack mind of yours.

In 2006 the MSM (that is MAIN STREAM MEDIA) harped on the high gas prices at the pump. They sure as shit did not make a big deal about the unemployment rate that was 4.6 percent.

That SAME MSM cheered loud cheers in 2012 about the FAKE FRAUDULENT numbers about the unemployment rate that supposedly DROPPED TO 7.8 percent.

DO YOU GET THAT OR NOT?

Also, that same MSM that harped about the high gas prices in 2006 did not say shit about the high gas prices in 2012. Considering the price at the pump was the highest it had ever been, you would think (just logically) that the media would report that. I mean they did not say shit about the 4.6 percent in 2006, cheered about the fake numbers in 2012 that was 7.8 percent.


Wow, are you liberals ignorant as hell.

You're the simpleton that can't read.

If the liberal media were so powerful, then how the hell did the GOP ever take unified power from 2001-2007? Wouldn't the liberal media have used their supposed amazing powers of persuasion to stop unified GOP power? I wish they were as powerful as you stupid conservatives always claim. They would have stopped the worst Presidency in modern American history, the cross-eyed, Bushtarded War Monkey President.


BTW, a simple google search will show that gas prices skyrocketd in the summer of 2008, in the Boooosh War Monkey's last, pathetic months. The Bush Recession came a few month after.

No wonder the GOP has lost the last two elections. They deserved to, and they only have themselves to blame.

Any idiot knows why it soared in the Summer of 2008 and anyone who knows olitics a gallon of gas averaged around $1.89 a gallon November 2008... google it I dare you.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Here I did it for you
Gas prices fall below $1.87 - Nov. 26, 2008
Gas prices fall below $1.87

Gasoline prices declined for the 70th consecutive day and are now 55% below the record high in mid-July.

By Julianne Pepitone, CNNMoney.com contributing writer Last Updated: November 26, 2008: 12:50 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Gasoline prices declined for the 70th straight day, falling below the $1.87 per gallon mark, according to a national survey of credit card swipes at gasoline stations.

 

[Clementine]

I believe that Obama claimed that having a 5.7% unemployment rate was "immoral".

Yes, 5.7% unemployment was immoral, raising the debt ceiling indicated a failure in leadership and using the nuclear option disenfranchised the minority. But, you see, all that has changed now that the messiah rules over us.

 

[Clementine]

Republicans think that lots and lots of minimum wage jobs without insurance or benefits is a "good" thing.

Warning Far left propaganda alert!

Lots and lots of minimum wage jobs are good, but only when there are lots and lots of middle class jobs to move up to. One guy started working at McDonald's as a janitor and wound up being the manager and then went on to own his own franchise. It's education, ability and the desire to succeed that moves people up, not government making new laws and creating more dependency programs.

Now that Obamacare has killed so many middle class jobs, they want to raise the minimum wage to make up for the millions of jobs they killed.

Minimum wage jobs are meant for those starting into the work force or jobs people take to make a little extra money. No one in their right mind stays at a minimum wage job for years without getting a raise or promotion. People with something going for them will move up, or at least used to when there were more jobs to move up to. Just because Obamacare killed jobs is no reason to raise the minimum, which raises prices and decreases the number of available jobs. The left makes the same mistakes over and over. Actually, it might be on purpose to try and bring capitalism crumbling down.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Ignorant as hell. This entire post.

You do not think the gas price at the pump was high in 2006, and yet at the time it was the highest it had ever been. The MEDIA did harp on it. They certainly did not do back flips over the FACT that the unemployment rate was at 4.6 percent the last time the republicans had majority power.

You cannot get past that fact. You cannot shake that fact. No matter what you say, the democrats have been a complete disaster. More specifically, liberal policies.

You are utterly brainwashed, and whats more you and your types are pathetic if you do not think there is CLEAR liberal slant in the MAIN STREAM media. Hell, that is not even a remote debate anymore.

Keep on entertaining us with your ignorance by blaming only Bush and the republicans for the economic collapse. In the mean time, go ahead and give loud cheers for the 7.8 percent unemployment rate which has been proven out to be yet another bold faced lie by this pathetic commie in chief in the white house.

The American people were right to fire the GOP congress in the 2006 elections. By then then negative effects of six years of GOP unified rule in DC had plenty of time to start taking their excruciating toll. Mostly due to the blood soaked mistake of the Iraq War, of course,. The mistake of the reelection of the Buuush War Monkey was deeply regretted by most Americans by 2006. It's on conservatives to learn lessons from their policy and political mistakes that led to their justified humiliation and defeat in 2006 and 2008. They haven't yet. Maybe President Hillary will give them a refresher in 2016.

You stupid ass. The Iraq war was also a bipartisan act you freaking left wing hack.

The democrats propagated the existence of WMDs long before Bush took office, and the paradigm had shifted on how to deal with perceived threats abroad post 911.

Don't believe me?



Who started the Iraq Liberation Act? Well, here is another sobering fact for you.



The total cost of the Iraq War = 700 billion over 8 years. Not the ridiculous 3 trillion that liberals have been using as a talking point to shield the Democrats and Obama from any blame for our deficits. The Iraq War was not the cause of our economic problems.

According to U.N. Security Council created UNSCOM

IRAQ'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM

Between 1991 and 1998 the IAEA conducted more than 1500 inspections. IAEA released a report in 1997, with updates in 1998 and 1999, which it believes offers a technically coherent picture of Iraq's nuclear program.

In summary, the IAEA report says that following the August 1990 invasion of Kuwait, Iraq launched a "crash program" to develop a nuclear weapon quickly by extracting weapons grade material from safe-guarded research reactor fuel. This project, if it had continued uninterrupted by the war, might have succeeded in producing a deliverable weapon by the end of 1992.[1]

The IAEA inspections revealed seven nuclear-related sites in Iraq. [2] The IAEA reports that all sensitive nuclear materials were removed, and that facilities and equipment were dismantled or destroyed. Activities uncovered and destroyed included:

A 58 page annex to the final report describes what the Commission was able to learn about the BW program, despite Iraq's concealment activities, and documents discrepancies between what Iraq claimed to have developed, or destroyed, and the physical evidence. Some of the findings include:

Extensive BW program: Iraq had an extensive BW program from 1973 until at least 1991. In mid-1995, Iraq admitted that it had weaponized BW agents, but claimed that the entire BW program had been in "obliterated" in 1991 and that all BW weapons had been destroyed and all bulk BW agents had been deactivated. The Commission found, however, that the evidence produced in support of this claim was not credible, and that Iraq "retained suitable growth media, BW facilities, production equipment, teams of expert personnel, and the essential technical knowledge" after 1991.

Bulk production: In July, 1995, Iraq acknowledged that between 1988 and 1991, it had produced two BW agents in bulk: botulinum toxin and Bacillus anthracis spores (anthrax). Iraq reported 19,180 liters of botulinum toxin (10-20 fold concentrated) and 8445 liters of Bacillus anthracis spores (10 fold concentrated).

UNSCOM found, however, that "bulk warfare agent production appears to be considerably understated," given the resources available to Iraq's BW program, including growth media and fermenter capacity. The Commission said that the production rate of Botulinum toxin could be as much as double the stated amount, and 3 times greater than that stated for Bacillus anthracis spores.

Iraq claimed that it unilaterally destroyed more than 7500 liters of the Botulinum toxin and 3412 liters of Bacillus anthracis spores in 1991; UNSCOM noted that there was not evidence to support quantities claimed to be destroyed. The report concludes "the Commission has no confidence that all bulk agents have been destroyed... and that a BW capability does not exist in Iraq."

Iraq also claims to have produced lesser quantities of clostridium perfringens spores, ricin, and wheat cover smut.

BW Warheads: Iraq claimed to have produced 25 Al-Hussein missile warheads and filled them with BW agents. The Commission found that there was no credible evidence to show that only 25 missiles were produced and filled. Iraq declared that the 25 missiles were unilaterally destroyed; the Commission found enough physical evidence to account for the declared quantities of BW warheads, but the location of the remnants were inconsistent with Iraq's story.

BW bombs: Iraq declared that 200 R-400 aerial bombs were manufactured for BW purposes, but acknowledged that the numbers of bombs filled with particular agents (100 with botulinum toxin, 50 with bacillus anthracis spores, and 7 with aflatoxin) were "guesses." UNSCOM did find evidence of the destruction of some BW bombs at the site declared by Iraq, but found that the remnants account for less than one third of the bombs Iraq claims to have destroyed. In addition, UNSCOM found evidence of R-400A bombs carrying BW at an airfield where no BW weapons were declared.

Aircraft drop tanks: Iraq claimed that it produced 4 aircraft drop tanks to disseminate BW agents, and was developing a pilotless aircraft that could carry the tanks, holding either BW or chemical weapons, and release the toxins at a preset time. UNSCOM found that there was no evidence corroborate that only 4 were produced, and noted that interviews indicated that 12 were planned. Remnants of only three destroyed tanks were recovered. UNSCOM also rejected the evidence offered by Iraq--a letter thanking the project workers--that the pilotless aircraft project was shut down.

Aerosol Generators: Iraq developed aerosol generators for the dispersal of BW agents by modifying helicopter-borne commercial chemical insecticide disseminators. Although Iraq claimed the devices were ineffective, UNSCOM received documentation that they were successfully field tested. Interview evidence suggests that there were 12 devices produced; none were destroyed by UNSCOM.

Remaining Bacterial Growth Media: UNSCOM determined that there remained substantial bacterial growth media imported into Iraq which remains unaccounted for: 460 kg. of casien; 80 kg. of thioglocollate broth; 520 kg. of yeast extract; and 1100 kg of peptone. The report says that "the amounts that are 'missing' are significant, and would be sufficient to produce quantities of agent comparable to that already declared by Iraq."


UNSCOM was more successful in its pursuit of Iraq's CW program largely because Iraq was more cooperative with its disclosures. The final report notes that a "significant number" of chemical weapons, their components, and related equipment were destroyed under UNSCOM supervision between 1991 and 1997. In addition, the report found:

Extensive CW program: Iraq acknowledged that it carried out a large scale CW program between 1982 and 1990. It claims that more than 50% of its chemical weapons stocks were consumed during the 1980s, and that the majority of its production facilities were destroyed by aerial bombing during the Gulf War.

Bulk CW agents: Iraq said that it produced 3,859 tons of CW agents during the entire implementation of its CW program, and that 3,315 tons of these agents were weaponized. Agents produced in large quantities included mustard, tabun, and sarin.

According to Iraq, 80% of the weaponized CW agents were consumed between 1982 and 1988. In addition, they claim to have unilaterally discarded 130 tons of non-weaponized CW agents during the 1980s. UNSCOM found that these numbers could not be verified.

After the Gulf War, Iraq claimed that it had 412.5 tons of CW agents remaining. Four hundred eleven tons were destroyed under UNSCOM supervision; 1.5 tons of the CW agent VX remain unaccounted for.

Special Munitions: Iraq claimed that between 1982 and 1988, 100,000 munitions filled with CW agents were consumed or disposed of. UNSCOM found that this number could not be verified.

After the Gulf war, Iraq declared that there remained over 56,000 special munitions which could carry either CW or BW agents (22,000 filled, 34,000 unfilled). These munitions are all accounted for. They were either destroyed or converted for conventional weapons purposes.

Iraq claimed that there were 42,000 special munitions destroyed in the Gulf War. UNSCOM was unable to verify that number, and found that the destruction of 2,000 unfilled munitions remains uncertain, and 550 filled munitions remain unaccounted for.

Iraq claimed that it unilaterally destroyed 29,000 special munitions; UNSCOM found that of these, 100 filled munitions remain unaccounted for.

Saddam Hussein's Weapons Of Mass Destruction | Gunning For Saddam | FRONTLINE | PBS

So why did even Bush admit there were no WMD's?

 

[Theowl32]

The American people were right to fire the GOP congress in the 2006 elections. By then then negative effects of six years of GOP unified rule in DC had plenty of time to start taking their excruciating toll. Mostly due to the blood soaked mistake of the Iraq War, of course,. The mistake of the reelection of the Buuush War Monkey was deeply regretted by most Americans by 2006. It's on conservatives to learn lessons from their policy and political mistakes that led to their justified humiliation and defeat in 2006 and 2008. They haven't yet. Maybe President Hillary will give them a refresher in 2016.

You stupid ass. The Iraq war was also a bipartisan act you freaking left wing hack.

The democrats propagated the existence of WMDs long before Bush took office, and the paradigm had shifted on how to deal with perceived threats abroad post 911.

Don't believe me?



Who started the Iraq Liberation Act? Well, here is another sobering fact for you.



The total cost of the Iraq War = 700 billion over 8 years. Not the ridiculous 3 trillion that liberals have been using as a talking point to shield the Democrats and Obama from any blame for our deficits. The Iraq War was not the cause of our economic problems.

According to U.N. Security Council created UNSCOM

IRAQ'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM

Between 1991 and 1998 the IAEA conducted more than 1500 inspections. IAEA released a report in 1997, with updates in 1998 and 1999, which it believes offers a technically coherent picture of Iraq's nuclear program.

In summary, the IAEA report says that following the August 1990 invasion of Kuwait, Iraq launched a "crash program" to develop a nuclear weapon quickly by extracting weapons grade material from safe-guarded research reactor fuel. This project, if it had continued uninterrupted by the war, might have succeeded in producing a deliverable weapon by the end of 1992.[1]

The IAEA inspections revealed seven nuclear-related sites in Iraq. [2] The IAEA reports that all sensitive nuclear materials were removed, and that facilities and equipment were dismantled or destroyed. Activities uncovered and destroyed included:

A 58 page annex to the final report describes what the Commission was able to learn about the BW program, despite Iraq's concealment activities, and documents discrepancies between what Iraq claimed to have developed, or destroyed, and the physical evidence. Some of the findings include:

Extensive BW program: Iraq had an extensive BW program from 1973 until at least 1991. In mid-1995, Iraq admitted that it had weaponized BW agents, but claimed that the entire BW program had been in "obliterated" in 1991 and that all BW weapons had been destroyed and all bulk BW agents had been deactivated. The Commission found, however, that the evidence produced in support of this claim was not credible, and that Iraq "retained suitable growth media, BW facilities, production equipment, teams of expert personnel, and the essential technical knowledge" after 1991.

Bulk production: In July, 1995, Iraq acknowledged that between 1988 and 1991, it had produced two BW agents in bulk: botulinum toxin and Bacillus anthracis spores (anthrax). Iraq reported 19,180 liters of botulinum toxin (10-20 fold concentrated) and 8445 liters of Bacillus anthracis spores (10 fold concentrated).

UNSCOM found, however, that "bulk warfare agent production appears to be considerably understated," given the resources available to Iraq's BW program, including growth media and fermenter capacity. The Commission said that the production rate of Botulinum toxin could be as much as double the stated amount, and 3 times greater than that stated for Bacillus anthracis spores.

Iraq claimed that it unilaterally destroyed more than 7500 liters of the Botulinum toxin and 3412 liters of Bacillus anthracis spores in 1991; UNSCOM noted that there was not evidence to support quantities claimed to be destroyed. The report concludes "the Commission has no confidence that all bulk agents have been destroyed... and that a BW capability does not exist in Iraq."

Iraq also claims to have produced lesser quantities of clostridium perfringens spores, ricin, and wheat cover smut.

BW Warheads: Iraq claimed to have produced 25 Al-Hussein missile warheads and filled them with BW agents. The Commission found that there was no credible evidence to show that only 25 missiles were produced and filled. Iraq declared that the 25 missiles were unilaterally destroyed; the Commission found enough physical evidence to account for the declared quantities of BW warheads, but the location of the remnants were inconsistent with Iraq's story.

BW bombs: Iraq declared that 200 R-400 aerial bombs were manufactured for BW purposes, but acknowledged that the numbers of bombs filled with particular agents (100 with botulinum toxin, 50 with bacillus anthracis spores, and 7 with aflatoxin) were "guesses." UNSCOM did find evidence of the destruction of some BW bombs at the site declared by Iraq, but found that the remnants account for less than one third of the bombs Iraq claims to have destroyed. In addition, UNSCOM found evidence of R-400A bombs carrying BW at an airfield where no BW weapons were declared.

Aircraft drop tanks: Iraq claimed that it produced 4 aircraft drop tanks to disseminate BW agents, and was developing a pilotless aircraft that could carry the tanks, holding either BW or chemical weapons, and release the toxins at a preset time. UNSCOM found that there was no evidence corroborate that only 4 were produced, and noted that interviews indicated that 12 were planned. Remnants of only three destroyed tanks were recovered. UNSCOM also rejected the evidence offered by Iraq--a letter thanking the project workers--that the pilotless aircraft project was shut down.

Aerosol Generators: Iraq developed aerosol generators for the dispersal of BW agents by modifying helicopter-borne commercial chemical insecticide disseminators. Although Iraq claimed the devices were ineffective, UNSCOM received documentation that they were successfully field tested. Interview evidence suggests that there were 12 devices produced; none were destroyed by UNSCOM.

Remaining Bacterial Growth Media: UNSCOM determined that there remained substantial bacterial growth media imported into Iraq which remains unaccounted for: 460 kg. of casien; 80 kg. of thioglocollate broth; 520 kg. of yeast extract; and 1100 kg of peptone. The report says that "the amounts that are 'missing' are significant, and would be sufficient to produce quantities of agent comparable to that already declared by Iraq."


UNSCOM was more successful in its pursuit of Iraq's CW program largely because Iraq was more cooperative with its disclosures. The final report notes that a "significant number" of chemical weapons, their components, and related equipment were destroyed under UNSCOM supervision between 1991 and 1997. In addition, the report found:

Extensive CW program: Iraq acknowledged that it carried out a large scale CW program between 1982 and 1990. It claims that more than 50% of its chemical weapons stocks were consumed during the 1980s, and that the majority of its production facilities were destroyed by aerial bombing during the Gulf War.

Bulk CW agents: Iraq said that it produced 3,859 tons of CW agents during the entire implementation of its CW program, and that 3,315 tons of these agents were weaponized. Agents produced in large quantities included mustard, tabun, and sarin.

According to Iraq, 80% of the weaponized CW agents were consumed between 1982 and 1988. In addition, they claim to have unilaterally discarded 130 tons of non-weaponized CW agents during the 1980s. UNSCOM found that these numbers could not be verified.

After the Gulf War, Iraq claimed that it had 412.5 tons of CW agents remaining. Four hundred eleven tons were destroyed under UNSCOM supervision; 1.5 tons of the CW agent VX remain unaccounted for.

Special Munitions: Iraq claimed that between 1982 and 1988, 100,000 munitions filled with CW agents were consumed or disposed of. UNSCOM found that this number could not be verified.

After the Gulf war, Iraq declared that there remained over 56,000 special munitions which could carry either CW or BW agents (22,000 filled, 34,000 unfilled). These munitions are all accounted for. They were either destroyed or converted for conventional weapons purposes.

Iraq claimed that there were 42,000 special munitions destroyed in the Gulf War. UNSCOM was unable to verify that number, and found that the destruction of 2,000 unfilled munitions remains uncertain, and 550 filled munitions remain unaccounted for.

Iraq claimed that it unilaterally destroyed 29,000 special munitions; UNSCOM found that of these, 100 filled munitions remain unaccounted for.

Saddam Hussein's Weapons Of Mass Destruction | Gunning For Saddam | FRONTLINE | PBS

So why did even Bush admit there were no WMD's?

Cause they did not find any.

Anyone know where Syria got all of their WMDs?

Why was the infrastructure still in place?

Ali Ibrahim al-Tikriti, southern regional commander for Saddam Hussein’s Fedayeen militia in the late 1980s, spoke with Ryan Mauro of WorldThreats.com.

Known as the “Butcher of Basra,” al-Tikriti commanded units that dealt with chemical and biological weapons. He defected shortly before the Gulf War in 1991.

Last month, Saddam Hussein’s No. 2 Air Force officer, Georges Sada, told the New York Sun Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction were moved to Syria six weeks before the war started. Sada claimed two Iraqi Airways Boeing jets converted to cargo planes moved the weapons in a total of 56 flights. They attracted little attention, he said, because they were thought to be civilian flights providing relief from Iraq to Syria, which had suffered a flood after a dam collapse in 2002.

Discussing Saddam’s support of terrorism, al-Tikriti said the dictator’s regime sponsored Palestinian groups with logistical and material support.

For a time, support for al-Qaida was limited, the former general said, mainly because al-Qaida’s aim was to create an Islamic empire while Saddam wanted a secular Arab nationalist empire.

“They only really came to terms in the mid ’90s due to the fact that both knew they shared the same short-term enemy,” the general said. “Once they came to terms on this, Saddam provided al-Qaida with intelligence support and whatever money or munitions they could provide.”

Al-Tikriti said Saddam “had very long-standing contacts in the black market as well as with Moscow and would provide whatever munitions he could through these contacts.”

The secular Baathists and radical Islamists certainly are able to put aside their differences to cooperate against the U.S., he insisted.

“If you look in Iraq today, you are witnessing Arab nationalist terrorist organizations and Islamist terrorist organizations working together to fight the United States.”

Al-Tikriti dismissed the commonly heard claim that the U.S. helped bring Saddam to power, calling it “absolutely ludicrous.”

The Baathist revolution, he said, was backed by the Soviet Union because of the shared socialist ideology.

“I was there helping with the revolution and worked on two occasions with Soviet KGB officials to help train us, much like the United States did with the Taliban during the Soviet campaign in Afghanistan,” he said. “The United States never directly gave us any WMDs but rather ingredients. They were not mixed and these ‘ingredients’ could have been easily used for commercial use but were rather used to build low life chemical weapons.”

Al-Tikriti says he knows Saddam’s weapons are in Syria because of contingency plans established as far back as the late 1980s, in the event either Damascus or Baghdad were taken over.

“Not to mention, I have discussed this in-depth with various contacts of mine who have confirmed what I already knew,” he said.

Saddam, after lying for so many years, knew the U.S. eventually would come for the weapons, he said, and wanted to maintain legitimacy with pan-Arab nationalists.

Also, he had “wanted since he took power to embarrass the West, and this was the perfect opportunity to do so,” al-Tikriti said.

“After Saddam denied he had such weapons, why would he use them or leave them readily available to be found?” he said. “That would only legitimize President Bush, who he has a personal grudge against.”

What we are witnessing now, he said, “is many who opposed the war to begin with are rallying around Saddam saying we overthrew a sovereign leader based on a lie about WMD. This is exactly what Saddam wanted and predicted.”

Al-Tikriti said he turned against the Baath Party after his wife stood up to him and questioned his brutal tactics.

“This really made me think, because no one has ever even considered to question the tactics of myself or any others and lived to tell about it,” he said. “This courageous move made me think deep and hard.”

Al-Tikriti said he still maintains good sources inside and outside of Iraq.

“Some of Saddam’s key scientists are personal friends of mine, as well as other key leaders in the former Iraqi military,” he said. “I have helped draw information since my defecting to the United States government voluntarily and with the permission of these contacts. The only difference between many of them and I, is that I had the opportunity to defect and they didn’t.”


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in 2002 and 2003, support for the the Iraq War was bipartisan. But in the 2004 election, the GOP mercilessly bashed Democrats and liberals about our differences on the war and terrorism. By 2004, the GOP proudly took full ownership of the Iraq War. The GOP had demonized liberals into looking like quasi members of AlQ and the Iraqi Baath party.

The events in the years following the disgraceful election of 2004, it was clear that liberal critics of the Iraq War Mistake were totally vindicated by The Boooosh War Monkey's poor management of the occupation, and the blood soaked news stories coming from Iraq.

The bipartisan support for the war was very much over by 2005, and the GOP got the beat down they deserved in 2006 for so fully supporting the Iraq War.

Now Iraq's government is closer to Iran than anyone other country. Way to go, GOP. Smooth move. And thousands of US troops dead IN VAIN.

 

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Gas prices fall below $1.87 - Nov. 26, 2008
Gas prices fall below $1.87

Gasoline prices declined for the 70th consecutive day and are now 55% below the record high in mid-July.

By Julianne Pepitone, CNNMoney.com contributing writer Last Updated: November 26, 2008: 12:50 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Gasoline prices declined for the 70th straight day, falling below the $1.87 per gallon mark, according to a national survey of credit card swipes at gasoline stations.

It went down that low because of the Bush Recession. Millions of daily commuters were no longer on the roads due to Bush's mismanagement of the economy. He screwed up foreign policy and the economy. No wonder Mitt and McCain minimized Bush's role during their conventions.