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WASHINGTON — The Bush administration and the U.S. intelligence community have had some success in finding Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction (search), the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday.
Sen. Pat Roberts (search) told reporters on a telephone conference call that he couldn't go into detail because the news is classified.
"It's classified information now -- I am urging the administration and the intelligence community to make at least portions of that public," the Kansas Republican said. "We've had some success; I'm sorry I can't go into detail about that."
Roberts traveled this week to Iraq and the Middle East with members of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
When Congress returns from its Fourth of July holiday recess next week, Roberts will continue Intelligence Committee hearings into prewar intelligence on Iraq's weapons program and whether the Bush administration manipulated the information.
At issue is the administration's failure, so far, to find the Iraqi weapons. Roberts, already a staunch defender of the U.S. intelligence community, defended the White House.
"It's going to take some time to uncover Saddam Hussein's weapons programs, and let me emphasize the term 'programs'," Roberts said. "This was a program designed to be hidden, hidden by people who knew what their fate would be if they revealed it."
"You can't dig up every rosebush in Iraq," Roberts added. "We need people who are familiar with the program to show us where they are hidden."
Why is it classified?
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Originally posted by SirStefan32 Why is it classified?
Because Bush hasn't finished planting it yet?
Seriously, probably for many reasons.
They don't want to jeopardize the security of those that might be helping us (or their families). They don't want to tip where they're looking and/or what they might be finding to hostiles. They are concerned for the safety of those searching for and finding the WMD. They probably don't want the population at large to know about them. They want to verify what, if anything, they have.
Assuming they have actually found some things, there is nothing wrong with being cautious and prudent, taking a little extra time.
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Originally posted by WaywardFan Because Bush hasn't finished planting it yet?
Seriously, probably for many reasons.
They don't want to jeopardize the security of those that might be helping us (or their families). They don't want to tip where they're looking and/or what they might be finding to hostiles. They are concerned for the safety of those searching for and finding the WMD. They probably don't want the population at large to know about them. They want to verify what, if anything, they have.
Assuming they have actually found some things, there is nothing wrong with being cautious and prudent, taking a little extra time.
That is a reasonable explanation.
By the way, I wasn't being sarcastic or anything. I was just wondering.
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"If people would know the things I know, we'd all fall apart."
"Once again, tonight, the course of human history will be set by two unknown men standing in the shadows."
Christ, it's been over two years now, you'd think the investigation would be done.
According to Intelligence, Saddam placed the WMDs in a balloon and swallowed them right before he was captured. He is under constant observation and they are just waiting for him to crap them out. It should be any day now.
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According to Intelligence, Saddam placed the WMDs in a balloon and swallowed them right before he was captured. He is under constant observation and they are just waiting for him to crap them out. It should be any day now.
Why is it classified?
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