Target Syria?

[82nd Airborne Dad]

Is Syria the target not only where the WMD where sent, but does this likely bring them into the "sights" for the next offensive? Not unless Bush is re-elected for another 4. My view is that I would still prefer our war on terrorism be fought in their back yard, not within the border of the US of A.



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Saturday, October 16, 2004
GEOSTRATEGY-DIRECT INTELLIGENCE BRIEF
Duelfer: 'A lot of material left Iraq and went to Syria'
Iraq Survey Group head does not rule out Saddam's transfer of WMD
Posted: October 16, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern

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At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Oct. 6, Charles Duelfer, an adviser to the CIA, did not rule out Saddam's transfer of Iraqi missiles and weapons of mass destruction to Syria, reports Geostrategy-Direct, the global intelligence news service.

Duelfer agreed that a large amount of material had been transferred by Iraq to Syria before the March 2003 war.

"A lot of materials left Iraq and went to Syria," Duelfer said. "There was certainly a lot of traffic across the border points. We've got a lot of data to support that, including people discussing it. But whether in fact in any of these trucks there was WMD-related materials, I cannot say."



The Iraq Survey Group, headed by Duelfer, said Russia, Syria, Jordan and other arms suppliers were paid from Iraqi oil revenues.

A CIA report, authored by the Iraq Survey Group, identified Russia and Syria atop a list of 12 arms suppliers to Iraq until the U.S.-led war against Baghdad started in March 2003.

The report listed Russia and Syria above North Korea — regarded as the leading missile proliferator to the Middle East — as leading suppliers to Baghdad.

Jordan was the third largest supplier of weapons to Iraq.

After Jordan came Belarus, China, India, North Korea, South Korea, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Ukraine, France, Romania and Turkey. The report said these countries were involved in both "weapons of mass destruction and arms-related procurement."

The report said Saddam diverted money from the U.N. oil-for-food program to pay for both conventional and nonconventional weapons and components. The report said state-owned companies in Russia and Syria defied U.N. sanctions and supplied weapons and platforms to Baghdad. The report said Syria also served as the leading route for illegal arms supplies from Europe and other countries. Several of Iraq's neighbors were said to have joined in the secret military effort to aid Baghdad. The report — based on interviews with senior Iraqi officials and 40 million pages of documents and classified intelligence — cited Jordan and Turkey as leading suppliers to the Saddam regime.

[AT3Weins]

I'm not sure if we will go after Syria anytime soon. As long as they keep quiet, I think they will be under the radar so to speak. I honestly think that Syria does have wmd's from Iraq. It's the most plausible explination as to where they are.

If you don't believe Iraq smuggled wmd's out of the country, I have this magic acorn that will grant you two wishes...only $29.99 act now!

[Snowden]

Originally Posted by AT3Weins

I'm not sure if we will go after Syria anytime soon. As long as they keep quiet, I think they will be under the radar so to speak. I honestly think that Syria does have wmd's from Iraq. It's the most plausible explination as to where they are.

If you don't believe Iraq smuggled wmd's out of the country, I have this magic acorn that will grant you two wishes...only $29.99 act now!

(I'll wait for the magic acorn that grants three wishes, AT3.)

Syria getting the weapons is pretty certain, I think. For one thing, pieces were reportedly found in Lebanon. Unfortunately, this was on radio, so there's no URL. No paper reported it, so I imagine it could not be proved. Rotterdam was also said to have parts of WMD from Iraq. Just parts in each case.

Also, it was reported that bin Laden has free access across the Iranian border from Afghanistan. This is possible, although bin Laden is Wahabbi and Iran is a Shi'ite stronghold. They would unite to get at a mutual enemy - us. And to get use of Iraq's oil.

But it's all unproven at this point.

[odannyboy]

Originally Posted by AT3Weins

If you don't believe Iraq smuggled wmd's out of the country, I have this magic acorn that will grant you two wishes...only $29.99 act now!

I don't believe Iraq smuggled any WMD's anywhere. I don't believe they ever had any, as is backed by the opinions of arms control experts who have studied the issue, but the fantasy still clings to life.

[AT3Weins]

Originally Posted by odannyboy

I don't believe Iraq smuggled any WMD's anywhere. I don't believe they ever had any, as is backed by the opinions of arms control experts who have studied the issue, but the fantasy still clings to life.

So do you want my magic acorn?

[odannyboy]

Originally Posted by AT3Weins

So do you want my magic acorn?

It sure aint worth $29.99. In fact, I think it only magic if it can produce buried WMD in Iraq.

[AT3Weins]

Originally Posted by odannyboy

It sure aint worth $29.99. In fact, I think it only magic if it can produce buried WMD in Iraq.

Use one of the wishes for that It doesn't work for me anymore, already used my two wishes