Post by unlawflcombatnt on Feb 11, 2007 21:30:04 GMT -6
The most knowledgeable and authoritative organization on WMDs, stated clearly that there were no WMDs in Iraq. And this was in 2002. Before the Iraq invasion.
Below is the IAEA Assessment
"II - Assessment of Iraq's past nuclear programme
As of 16 December 1998, the following assessment could be made of Iraq's clandestine programme:
There were no indications to suggest that Iraq was successful in its attempt to produce nuclear weapons. Iraq's explanation of its progress towards the finalisation of a workable design for its nuclear weapons was considered to be consistent with the resources and time scale indicated by the available programme documentation.
Iraq was at, or close to, the threshold of success in such areas as the production of HEU through the EMIS process, the production and pilot cascading of single-cylinder sub-critical gas centrifuge machines, and the fabrication of the explosive package for a nuclear weapon
There were no indications to suggest that Iraq had produced more than a few grams of weapons-grade nuclear material through its indigenous processes.
There were no indications that Iraq otherwise clandestinely acquired weapons-usable material
All the safeguarded research reactor fuel was verified and fully accounted for by the IAEA and removed from Iraq.
There were no indications that there remains in Iraq any physical capability for the production of amounts of weapons-usable nuclear material of any practical significance.
III - IAEA Achievements in Iraq....
Procurement and production of uranium compounds:
Removed all known weapon usable materials
All known indigenous facilities capable of producing uranium compounds useful to a nuclear programme were destroyed during the Gulf War; IAEA inspected and completed the destruction of facilities; IAEA monitored the sites as part of their OMV activities.
Took custody of all known imported compounds and indigenously produced uranium compounds
Industrial-scale facilities for the production of uranium compounds suitable for fuel fabrication or isotopic enrichment
Destroyed, removed, or rendered harmless all known single-use equipment used in enrichment R&D
Destroyed all known facilities and equipment for the enrichment of uranium
Subjected to ongoing monitoring and verification all facilities and known dual-use equipment capable of being used in enrichment R&D
Design and feasibility studies for an indigenous plutonium production reactor Inspections revealed no indication that Iraq's plan for an indigenous plutonium production reactor proceeded beyond feasibility study.
R&D of irradiated fuel reprocessing technology
The relevant facilities at Tuwaitha used for irradiated fuel reprocessing R&D were destroyed during the Gulf War
R&D of weaponisation capabilities for implosion-based nuclear weapons
Destroyed the principal buildings of Al Atheer nuclear weapons development and production plant.
Destroyed, removed, or rendered harmless all known purpose-specific equipment
A "crash programme" aimed at diverting safeguarded research reactor fuel and recovering the HEU for use in a nuclear weapon
The chemical processing plant was destroyed during the Gulf War; IAEA monitored sites with relevant capabilities as part of their OMV activities.
Verified, accounted for, and recovered the entire inventory of research reactor fuel
Arranged for removal of all HEU fuel from Iraq
27 December 2002, IAEA"
December 2002 is before March 2003. (i.e., before the invasion.)
The Bush administration knew all of this in advance. But they lied to the American public about it in order to start the Iraq war.
Below is the IAEA Assessment
"II - Assessment of Iraq's past nuclear programme
As of 16 December 1998, the following assessment could be made of Iraq's clandestine programme:
There were no indications to suggest that Iraq was successful in its attempt to produce nuclear weapons. Iraq's explanation of its progress towards the finalisation of a workable design for its nuclear weapons was considered to be consistent with the resources and time scale indicated by the available programme documentation.
Iraq was at, or close to, the threshold of success in such areas as the production of HEU through the EMIS process, the production and pilot cascading of single-cylinder sub-critical gas centrifuge machines, and the fabrication of the explosive package for a nuclear weapon
There were no indications to suggest that Iraq had produced more than a few grams of weapons-grade nuclear material through its indigenous processes.
There were no indications that Iraq otherwise clandestinely acquired weapons-usable material
All the safeguarded research reactor fuel was verified and fully accounted for by the IAEA and removed from Iraq.
There were no indications that there remains in Iraq any physical capability for the production of amounts of weapons-usable nuclear material of any practical significance.
III - IAEA Achievements in Iraq....
Procurement and production of uranium compounds:
Removed all known weapon usable materials
All known indigenous facilities capable of producing uranium compounds useful to a nuclear programme were destroyed during the Gulf War; IAEA inspected and completed the destruction of facilities; IAEA monitored the sites as part of their OMV activities.
Took custody of all known imported compounds and indigenously produced uranium compounds
Industrial-scale facilities for the production of uranium compounds suitable for fuel fabrication or isotopic enrichment
Destroyed, removed, or rendered harmless all known single-use equipment used in enrichment R&D
Destroyed all known facilities and equipment for the enrichment of uranium
Subjected to ongoing monitoring and verification all facilities and known dual-use equipment capable of being used in enrichment R&D
Design and feasibility studies for an indigenous plutonium production reactor Inspections revealed no indication that Iraq's plan for an indigenous plutonium production reactor proceeded beyond feasibility study.
R&D of irradiated fuel reprocessing technology
The relevant facilities at Tuwaitha used for irradiated fuel reprocessing R&D were destroyed during the Gulf War
R&D of weaponisation capabilities for implosion-based nuclear weapons
Destroyed the principal buildings of Al Atheer nuclear weapons development and production plant.
Destroyed, removed, or rendered harmless all known purpose-specific equipment
A "crash programme" aimed at diverting safeguarded research reactor fuel and recovering the HEU for use in a nuclear weapon
The chemical processing plant was destroyed during the Gulf War; IAEA monitored sites with relevant capabilities as part of their OMV activities.
Verified, accounted for, and recovered the entire inventory of research reactor fuel
Arranged for removal of all HEU fuel from Iraq
27 December 2002, IAEA"
December 2002 is before March 2003. (i.e., before the invasion.)
The Bush administration knew all of this in advance. But they lied to the American public about it in order to start the Iraq war.