holy shit! Santorum on cspan 2 now. "We have found the WMDs"

[robinlynne]

[MichiganVote]

1. Baloney. All they found are a bunch of old, useless chemicals

that are probably left over from the 80's or that the US gave to SH.

[conscientious_1]

28. hardly the "stockpile" we were told about

If we found ammonia and bleach the repugnicants would be screaming that WMD's were found. Why is it so hard for bush to man up, admit he fucked us, and resign

[MichiganVote]

30. TO do that he's have to give a rat's ass about the US and he does not

[and-justice-for-all]

31. Whats the word....LIAR!!

"We found a cup of...something. Not sure what, but lets call it WMDs." Of course your going to find reminats you moron. Iraq, at one point in time, had the same kind of ChemWeapons program everyone else had!! And some of us, still have the shit laying around!

Santorum and Coulter practice Satanic Ritual Sex together, during black mass the entire GOP joins in.


Note: I am not saying Satanism is wrong, but when you picture those sick bastards doing it, it becomes very wrong.

[Fleshdancer]

46. Welcome to DU C1!

:hi:

Who needs ammonia and bleach damn it! They'll probably just claim the emerging insurgency is the WMD they were originally talking about. :crazy:

[bigwillq]

60. Hello!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[newyawker99]

71. Hi conscientious_1!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[arwalden]

33. A Half-Bottle Of Clorox Bleach And A Bottle Of Parson's Ammonia...

... found in a janitor's closet on some abandoned Iraqi military base.

[lonestarnot]

37. Some Raid and a fly swatter!

[thepurpose]

2. They are all in the White House, supporting fire comes from congress

[uppityperson]

3. where, when, what is he talking about? thanks. nt

[robinlynne]

9. They are about to vote down the Kerry-Feingold ammendment.

This is their ammo.
500 degraded (useless?) pre gulf war sarinen gas shells.

[uppityperson]

12. got it, thanks. pshaw. eom

[Idioteque]

16. I think the votes on Levin and Kerry amendments are tomorrow. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

20. If you are sprayed with sarinen gas,

do you turn into a Finnish architect?

... (sorry!)

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. Let me guess, gulf war era artillery shells?

[robinlynne]

6. pre-gulf era

[hatrack]

69. Iran-Iraq War vintage, I'm sure

Good and useless, unless you wanted to use the contents of these WMDs on flies or mosquitoes, perhaps by drowning them . . .

[Thtwudbeme]

5. oh whatthehellever. If that were true, it would be on all 3 networks,

and besides, who even gives a flying rats ass anymore?

We are in a quagmire...and the WMD that clown needs to look at are in North Korea---and we know that for sure, because we fucking bought them for those clowns in 2002.

[bigtree]

7. you'll find that the 'report' has been sitting around for months

typical diversion to pump up support for the occupation

[The_Casual_Observer]

10. The only idiots that would get pumped by this don't need to get pumped.

[robinlynne]

13. I know it's bullshit. The point is they're doing it.

[Radical Activist]

8. They're in Oak Ridge Tennessee!

oh my!

[whiteroses]

11. FRONTLINE

Probably their reaction to the Frontline presentation last night.

[oasis]

45. The Frontline piece, "The Dark Side" was powerful and informative.nt

[MoonRiver]

14. "They're up bush's arse!"

[LisaM]

15. Oh right, and they let that crazy loon deliver the news

Sure.

[bluedog]

17. yea.the Republican party.the only WMDS American has seen!

[progdonkey]

18. Think Progress has the facts...

Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) took to the microphone today to announce a shocking discovery — that WMD have been found in Iraq:

Congressman Hoekstra and I are here today to say that we have found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, chemical weapons. … Since 2003, coalition forces have recovered approximately 500 weapons munitions which contain degraded mustard or sarin nerve agent. Despite many efforts to locate and destroy Iraq’s pre-Gulf War chemical munitions, filled and unfilled pre-Gulf War chemical munitions are assessed to still exist.

The Bush administration commissioned the Iraq Survey Group to determine whether in fact any WMD existed in Iraq. After a year and half of digging around Iraq, here’s what the administration’s own inspectors reported:

While a small number of old, abandoned chemical munitions have been discovered, ISG judges that Iraq unilaterally destroyed its undeclared chemical weapons stockpile in 1991. There are no credible Indications that Baghdad resumed production of chemical munitions thereafter, a policy ISG attributes to Baghdad’s desire to see sanctions lifted, or rendered ineffectual, or its fear of force against it should WMD be discovered.

The White House should immediately announce whether it stands with Santorum or whether it stands behind the review conducted by Charles Duelfer. Recall, in October 2004, Bush said of Duelfer’s analysis:

The chief weapons inspector, Charles Duelfer, has now issued a comprehensive report that confirms the earlier conclusion of David Kay that Iraq did not have the weapons that our intelligence believed were there.

Fox News isn’t waiting for an administration statement. Their right wing pundits are already peddling the story as truth.

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/06/21/santorum-wmd/

Looks like little Ricky Anal-Lube-Discharge has been caught lying again....

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

19. Are they nuclear-capable?

I distinctly remember there was supposed to be nukes.

[The_Casual_Observer]

24. I distinctly remember that they were supposed to present

some possible danger. What a farce.

[wellst0nev0ter]

22. So They Found Bleach And Ammonia?

the two household ingredients to make mustard gas? Those FIENDS!

[proud2BlibKansan]

34. degraded mustard is a WMD?

Man, I better clean out my fridge.

[guinivere]

50. lol Yeah, me too. How dangerous is old bbq sauce?

I could take over a couple of blocks here with degraded mustard, bbq sauce and an ancient pickle.

[Roland99]

38. I remember two shells exploded but the chemicals didn't mix...AND

some Polish troops found a couple dozen shells but they were EMPTY!

[malaise]

39. Rove is back

and pigs are flying

[NoSheep]

68. Rove is back and the pigs are gonna fly-eye.....

[The Backlash Cometh]

21. He's illustrating the "lie and die" Bush foreign policy.

[symbolman]

23. Santorum

couldn't find his own ass with both hands and a flashlight..

More PR, total bullshit.. the crap WE sold them under the guise of Agricultural loans to Iraq OKAY'D by Bush SENIOR or course..

I love the description: MAY BE DEGRADED Yadda yadda yadda..

InSanatorum is a Republican MOONBAT.

[peacetalksforall]

25. Three things of note from the past:

1. In those months before the invasion when everyone on DU knew that they were going in - when Congress pretended as though they were seeking permission....there was talk about Rumsfeld and Cheney having to get back into Iraq to 'take care' of some 'stuff' that was left in Iraq from Gulf War I.

2. Early in the weeks following Shock and Awe, there were news releases about some soldiers getting very sick after 'moving' some stuff from one place to a safer place within Iraq.

3. And some once posted that there were contract civilians hanging around in bars in Kuwait waiting to move wmd's into Iraq - quite a while back.

Then, there was something about standing down on dragging out phony wmd's.

So who are you going to trust to tell you what it is and where it is supposed to have come from? Our military and AEI/AIPAC planning committees - or - UN Blix type people?

The last people I want to hear from care Rumsfeld, Cheney, Rice, Hadley, Bolton and some others. George - ya - let him tell us about it with accompanying scientific explanation.

(guess I'm feeling cynical again - I wasn't for two hours - I wasn't near the propaganda)

[flyarm]

26. i have more dangerous stuff in my garage for my gardens !!..shittttttttt

[in_cog_ni_to]

27. Riiiiight. I guess they forgot about Scott Ritter who has already told the

truth about their BOGUS WMD. They are so pathetic....grasping at straws again. Next up...TERROR ALERTS WILL RETURN....JUST IN TIME FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. They are sooooo predictable.

[elehhhhna]

29. this assole doesn't know what state he lives in but he knows where

the wmds are. riiiight.

[Minnesota_Lib]

32. Pictures of newly discoverd Iraqi chem lab have been released! (see here)

It was found hidden under a bed in an installation that had been cleverly disguised as a child's bedroom.

Damn, it was true all along!!!!

[malaise]

35. ROTFL

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Imajika]

36. My chemistry set is more dangerous...

This is a pack of lies. Old artillery shell husks do not constitute WMD's. These rusting shells are ancient and of no military value. Saddam probably would have gladly given them to the UN for destruction. These things would have been a useless liability lying around in some bunker. My guess is the Iraqi's either just hadn't gotten around to destroying them, completely lost track of them, or due to the embargo lacked the resources to destroy them properly.

Total BS. Obvious Republican desperation.

[ourbluenation]

40. ok - now he's jumped the shark. Bye ricky! eom

[Canuckistanian]

41. If this were a real story

I hardly think that Little Ricky would be the one who gets to make the announcement.

Only Rummy or The Chimp himself would hog that particular spotlight.

They know that Santorum is roadkill.

[C_U_L8R]

42. they are us

...pogo

[ryan_cats]

43. All righty then, all is forgiven

All righty then, all is forgiven. The administration was correct and the rationale for war was a good one. So how many nukes and deadly nerve gas bombs did they find? Thousands, hundereds of thousands, enough to kill every man woman or thuglican on the planet?
500?
Oh, but I'm sure there's more right, right, Buehler??????

[Ian David]

44. If Saddam had hired MacGyver, then we'd worry

"MacGyver... the Americans are coming! Here is a box of tampons, a jukebox, and three hundred pounds of powdered milk... use it to destroy the infidel!"

"You're kidding me, Saddam. You know I can't make a nuclear weapon without at least a smoke detector and a rubber inner tube."

"I will see to it at once! But if you fail, you die!"

"Yeah. Right. Theme music? Where's my theme music? I can't work without my damn theme music!"

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[Ian David]

49. Welcome to DU and enjoy your stay

Not only did you post out-and-out lies, you violated copyright laws, by the way.

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[guinivere]

54. blah blah yadda yadda blah blah blah

Put your crow up your ass.

[Ian David]

59. Stupid Cut-and-Paste Republican Couchwaffen chickenhawks. n/t

[Minnesota_Lib]

61. Look at the dates on your figures my freeper friend.....

..and then look at the IAEA website a bit more carefully. This procurement was all pre-gulf I. What wasn't distroyed on that war was destroyed by weapons inspectors in the following years, you idiot. You provided us with the facts to disprove your nonsense. Thanks.

As for your book...well, you can bet that if it were true, the WH spin machine would have been working overtime to make sure the public had these facts.

You are a tool, fool.


From the website you so graciously linked to disprove your own "facts:"

III - IAEA Achievements in Iraq

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

All known indigenous facilities capable of producing uranium compounds useful for fuel fabrication and for isotopic enrichment were destroyed during the Gulf War; IAEA inspected and completed the destruction of facilities; IAEA monitored the sites as part of their OMV activities.


R&D of indigenous uranium enrichment technologies

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

[dogday]

48. And none of them could of

been used against us here in the USA... Wasn't that the scare, that they had WMD's pointed right at our asses????

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[dogday]

56. Once again more bullshit

more bullshit from the other side....

[Roland99]

58. Access to ICBMs? uhh....yeah....where?

[Minnesota_Lib]

63. You are so divorced from reality it is sad. SH had ICBMs. LOL

Again, why did the WH remain silent about this, you idiot?

Bush lied, no matter how lamely you try.

[Minnesota_Lib]

66. Do you even know what an ICBM is?

ICBM - Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile - has ranges in the 4000+ nm range. You say his had a 70nm range. LOL. That is hardly inter-continental. ROTFLMAO!!!!

My god, you are a pill. Keep it coming...you are great comic relief.

[KansDem]

51. They are indeed desperate, if they're resorting to this...

If this is all they have, they must be absolutely terrified of November...

[Cush]

55. Newsweek guy on MSNBC Debunks it

just on with Keith Olbermann...saying it was old stuff, traces from stuff destroyed by the UN

[rodeodance]

64. thanks for your post. I missed the show--but saw the Santorum speech.

[rodeodance]

57. also see Thread # 2 about Santoium

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1479277

[pdxmom]

62. Un-freakin'-believable! As if Bushco wouldn't have "declassified"

this piece of info 2 years ago if it were really anything. There was absolutely nothing to gain and everything to win by providing that information as soon as possible. So it's obviously an outright useless piece of info.

I just hope the MSM will show what kind of idiots Santorum and Company are by releasing this non-news news.

[TheCowsCameHome]

65. Hey Rickhead - If you don't need that bottle of Round-Up I could use it

[undeterred]

67. Santorum found them up his

well, you know...

[katamaran]

70. And who appointed Santorum as official spokesperson?

He must be hoping he can gain some numbers on his own side.

[LynnTheDem]

72. rotflmao!!!

Ya gotta give rethugs this...they're damned entertainijng! :rofl:

[never_get_over_it]

73. Oh thanks for this post I just had some fun

called Santorum's office and this is almost exactly what I said:

Please tell Mr Santorum that we are not as dumb as he thinks we are. There are no WMDs and I'll be sending a check to his opponent. And you should get your resume together because you'll be needing a new job in January

Her reply:

Have a great day!

ROFLMAO

[Cameron27]

74. Same old strategy

Throw a BS story out to the public, create fear among the gullible to shore up sentiment for whatever asinine policy the wingnuts are promoting. Just keep repeating the same shit story despite provable facts to the contrary because a certain percentage of the populace will always believe no matter what.

[bdamomma]

75. boy, these guys will try anything

to get re-elected what jerks.