A Soldiers Tale, Weapons of Mass Destruction
The Meaning of Weapon of Mass Destruction
The US Military refers to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) as
Weapons that are capable of higher order destruction and or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons but exclude the means of transporting or propelling the weapon where such means is a separable and divisible port of a weapon.
See Link- Department of Defense Dictionary
Weapons that are capable of higher order destruction and or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons but exclude the means of transporting or propelling the weapon where such means is a separable and divisible port of a weapon.
See Link- Department of Defense Dictionary
The Purpose for Exploiting the Term WMS
The political and media frenzy after 9-11 lead to the exploitation and overuse of the phrase weapons of mass destruction. Fear of WMD and threats imposed by other countries that may have been harboring WMD's struck a cord with other sanctions and countries. Thus providing an opportunity for many to ride the coat tails of this tide. The most controversial of these opportunist was President George W. Bush. He preyed on the fear of a nation to generate public support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
G.W Bushes ghost in machine theory was supported by many of his cabinet members such as Secretary Rumsfeld. Who made an explicit assertion in his March 30, 2003, interview on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” When asked about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, he said, “We know where they are. They’re in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south, and north somewhat.”
Some issues to take into consideration when evaluating the purpose of George W Bush and the CIA's creation of special unit, Iraq Survey Group (ISG's). Theses units missions were to espy WMD in specific areas within Iraq's interior. Saddam Hussein refused to allow United Nation personal into Iraq for five years. Are we led to believe that during this time Saddam was dismantling WMD and exporting them to Afghanistan for their terrorist pursuance. This is what G.W Bush's cabinet of warmongers wanted the general public to believe. And perhaps they did for a short time.
DoD Briefing on Iraq
G.W Bushes ghost in machine theory was supported by many of his cabinet members such as Secretary Rumsfeld. Who made an explicit assertion in his March 30, 2003, interview on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” When asked about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, he said, “We know where they are. They’re in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south, and north somewhat.”
Some issues to take into consideration when evaluating the purpose of George W Bush and the CIA's creation of special unit, Iraq Survey Group (ISG's). Theses units missions were to espy WMD in specific areas within Iraq's interior. Saddam Hussein refused to allow United Nation personal into Iraq for five years. Are we led to believe that during this time Saddam was dismantling WMD and exporting them to Afghanistan for their terrorist pursuance. This is what G.W Bush's cabinet of warmongers wanted the general public to believe. And perhaps they did for a short time.
DoD Briefing on Iraq
The Final Outcome
October 8, 2004 Pentagon Chief Donald Rumsfeld told the Council of Foreign Relations in NY that the ISG found no connection with Saddam's government harboring and aiding al Quedas Abu Musab Al Zarqauil. Charles Duelfer, US Chief weapons inspector in Iraq and head leader of CIA's Iraq Survey Group, concluded that Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction but also made no effort to reconstitute them after United Nations weapons inspectors left the country in 1998.