WMDS
posted in General |WMDs
The search is on in earnest to find Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq, or at a minimum find solid evidence of either their destruction or transshipment to other countries. In the weeks and months ahead, the searches will no doubt intensify. On one hand, the Bushies (George, Rumsfeld, Powell, Rice, et. al.) can hardly wait to say “We told you so” and then add to their polical capital. On the other hand, the anti-war folks and the Democrats salivate at the prospect of saying, “See, there were none. We were misled by Bush into fighting an unnecessary, costly war”. Target – 2004. At this point it is hard to tell whether the UN wants to find WMDs or not.
One thing is for sure. With the continuing disclosure of the unspeakable atrocities committed in Iraq during the past 12+ years, Saddam and his two sons clearly qualify as WMDs – on their own people. At this point, I'm not sure whether we want to find them dead or alive. But if they are still among the living when we find them, I have an idea that will serve justice. Why not get three old electric chairs, strap in these 3 gents, and then sell lottery tickets internationally to see who gets to flip the switches. Think of the enormous benefit to the recovering Iraqi economy. Not a bad idea, but France would propbably veto it.
On a related matter, I have a problem with the acronym “WMD” since I am not sure how “mass” is defined. Maybe a better acronym would be GGNs, for “gas, germs and nukes”. At least we'd know exactly what we are talking about.