The United Nations' top two weapons experts said Sunday that the invasion of Iraq a year ago was not justified by the evidence in hand at the time.
"I think it's clear that in March, when the invasion took place, the evidence that had been brought forward was rapidly falling apart," Hans Blix, who oversaw the agency's investigation into whether Iraq had chemical and biological weapons, said on CNN's "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer."
Blix described the evidence Secretary of State Colin Powell presented to the U.N. Security Council in February 2003 as "shaky," and said he related his opinion to U.S. officials, including national security adviser Condoleezza Rice.
"I think they chose to ignore us," Blix said
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Ousterhout
To: CF-Community
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 1:06 PM
Subject: RE: CBC News: Bush rushed into Iraq invasion: Clinton
That is after the fact. NOT what he said during his testimony, when he said
that they were not complying.
-----Original Message-----
From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 11:57 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: CBC News: Bush rushed into Iraq invasion: Clinton
Yeah, sure...
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/03/21/iraq.weapons/
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Ousterhout
To: CF-Community
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 12:22 PM
Subject: RE: CBC News: Bush rushed into Iraq invasion: Clinton
Yes, it makes sense that HE would say it, but what he says does not make
any
sense on its own merits. Especially since Blix said that they
specifically
were not complying with the requirements as stated by the United Nations.
Andy
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