Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction

The purpose of this video is simply to present the facts of the Iraqi Survey Group and the conclusions of the Robb Silbermann report. Many people continue to believe that some of the intelligence regarding Iraq's WMD was accurate, or that Iraq had a small scale weapon's program. The Robb Silbermann report repudiates all of these claims.

Also the failure to discover WMD in Iraq has generated a cottage conspiracy theory industry among some on the Right. There are allegations that Iraq shipped its weapons to Syria, or that the Russians assisted Iraq in removing its WMD, or that Saddam destroyed his weapons right before the war, or that Iraq sought uranium from Niger. These conspiracies are false.

The story many Americans were led to believe in 2002 about Iraq stockpiling, amassing, and producing tons of deadly WMD in which to threaten the United States was fictional -- a fairy-tale.

I still think the most important chapter in the WMD saga has yet to be written. How did the October 2002 NIE on Iraq end up being so terribly wrong? Did lots of bad intelligence just happen to fall fortuitously into the CIA's lap as the Bush Administration was trying to build a case for war? Do you believe it?

More on the claim that Iraq sought uranium from Niger:

"The Iraq Survey Group also found no evidence that Iraq sought uranium from abroad after 1991. 113 With respect to the reports that Iraq sought uranium from Niger, ISG interviews with Ja'far Diya Ja'far, the head of Iraq's pre-1991 enrichment programs, indicated that Iraq had only two contacts with the Nigerien government after 1998--neither of which was related to uranium. 114 One such contact was a visit to Niger by the Iraqi Ambassador to the Vatican Wissam Zahawie, the purpose of which Ja'far said was to invite the Nigerien President to visit Iraq (a story told publicly by Zahawie). 115 The second contact was a visit to Iraq by a Nigerien minister to discuss Nigerien purchases of oil from Iraq--with no mention of "any kind of payment, quid pro quo, or offer to provide Iraq with uranium ore, other than cash in exchange for petroleum." 116 The use of the last method of payment is supported by a crude oil contract, dated June 26, 2001, recovered by the ISG."

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[rfbjr]

THIS SUCH BULLSHIT ,, HELLO WHAT ABOUT WHAT ALL US SOLDIER SAW WHEN WE WHERE THERE IN 04 HELLO IT WAS THERE

[stephenswickedcool]

How do we know if Iraq had WOMD's if when the U.N. inspectors were not allowed in specific area's nobody kicked the door in immediately? The problem is, Saddam Hussein signed a piece of paper saying he would allow U.N. inspectors to check for weapons, and he broke this agreement. He then had ~8 months before the U.S. actually invaded. Thumbs up if you think even a 6 year old could get rid of WOMD's in 8 months in the middle east? Pretty pathetic nobody else is talking about this..

[pimpdalyrical]

Um, I have to call bs. I was in Iraq, and we got fired on with rocket propelled chemical weapons in Baghdad and elsewhere. Sorry, but this report is wrong.

[firejoe3]

Actually he killed 5,000 in one day. Overall he killed alot. But he did not have WMD when the US went in. I know, I was with the ISG (JIDC) in the search for them.

[fmkuae]

Saddam killed the Kurds with mustard gas in 1988 and the sanctions took place in 1991 where he was forced to destroy all his weapons so the bastard hasnt had any weapons for quiiiiiite a loong time. Bush is a moron and anyone who believes his bullshit is an idiot. Wake up ppl

[drakeo47]

We gave him the weapons he had in the first place. what we are doing is cutting a loose end.

[maskedmosher]

when ever some one says no libreal bias, usaly it is not true,half the time it is posted by some comunist , or agent of hosti nation,it is progada thechnech. age old bulshvic formula.

these ofical memos that always get quated are almost always fake.

just like the marshle law to stop 2008 elections. there are to many lies to adress here. but know this. sadam husien ( in one day) killed a hundred thousand kurdish men wemen and children, with wepons he did not buy from us. he started 4 wars.

[themgoodpancakes]

iraq has no weapons, give up and get out