Dismissal of WMD Proof by Democrats Predictable

Democrats Criticize Claim on Iraqi Arms
Republicans Cite Chemical Weapons; Official Says They Were From Pre-1991

By Walter Pincus
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, June 23, 2006; Page A10

The assertion by two Republican lawmakers that a new intelligence study proves that chemical weapons were found in Iraq has triggered sharp criticism from Democrats that the GOP is distorting intelligence for political purposes.

At issue is a classified overview of chemical munitions found in Iraq since 2003 that was completed in April by the Army's National Ground Intelligence Center. One of the report's key findings was that since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, coalition forces have recovered about 500 shells, canisters or other munitions that contain degraded mustard gas or sarin nerve agent.

That finding was seized on by Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.) chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), a strong supporter of the war who is trailing his Democratic opponent in his reelection bid. The two said that the study indicated that Saddam Hussein, as president of Iraq, possessed weapons of mass destruction.

"Iraq was not a WMD-free zone," Santorum told reporters earlier this week. "We have found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, chemical weapons." He added that he had been chasing the intelligence report "for 2 1/2 months."

Yesterday, however, Rep. Jane Harman (Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the intelligence panel, said the study contained "nothing new" and questioned the timing of its release, coming as it did in the midst of congressional debates on the war in Iraq.

That assertion was backed up by representatives of three intelligence agencies who told reporters that the study differed little from a 2004 report of a team of American weapons inspectors led by Charles A. Duelfer that concluded that Hussein was not in possession of significant stocks of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons at the time of the U.S.-led invasion.

If you ever had any doubt that there was a concerted effort by the Democrat Party and the Paleo-media to aid the terrorists, they can now be laid to rest. They are an active participant in the Global Jihad against the West. The leap to dismiss this revelation and to denigrate Santorum and Hoekstra for releasing this information to the public is proof that the Democrats are more interested in acquiring power than they are in protecting the American people.

Day by day we are finding more proof that the Democrat Party and the MSM have a vested interest in America losing the war in Iraq. They want the terrorists to win this war just so they can win back control of Congress and the White House. Your life and those of your fellow Americans mean NOTHING to the Democrats. They have proven that over and over again. You, the American public are merely tools by which they hope to regain the power they lost in the 94 elections.

These weapons are the real deal. They are just as deadly today as they were the day they were made. In the hands of terrorists one of these shells could, if properly placed, kill as many people as all four airliners killed on 9-11. Given this revelation, it is mystifying to me how any person could be so gullible as to trust the Democrats. They don't give a damn about our safety, as long as they can win elections. Only a fool would be so self-delusional as to believe the Democrats.

For Democrats winning at any price is more important than American Safety.

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