Banned nuke material, WMD documents found in Iraq

According to NBC :

U.S. investigators in Iraq have found equipment for a nuclear
weapons program and millions of detailed documents relating to
chemical and biological weapons, U.S. officials told NBC News on
Wednesday.

The U.S. isn’t claiming this is the “smoking gun.” But, is is evidence
of Iraq’s deception about its nuclear, chemical and biological
capabilities and initiatives.

U.S. officials said the discoveries did not constitute final proof
that Saddam had rebuilt his banned weapons program, as
administration officials alleged in justifying the invasion of Iraq.
But they said the materials were the best evidence so far that the
Iraqi government could have done so and was actively trying to
deceive U.N. inspectors before the war.

Richard Butler, the United Nations? former chief weapons inspector,
told MSNBC TV?s Lester Holt that he was ?absolutely unsurprised? by
the report. ?We have known of [Saddam?s previous plans] for a
decade,? he said.

Let me remind: The terms of its Gulf War I surrender, Iraq was supposed
to destroy its capability to produce weapons of mass destruction and
provide proof that it had. This is evidence that it did neither. The
fact that the United Nations is not surprised at this discovery, yet did
everything possible to prevent enforcement of the terms of surrender,
speaks volumes about the U.N.’s willingness to appease an evil empire.

After Sept. 11, 2001, it became the policy of the United States to no
longer seek to appease evil empires.

Will this doscovery lessen the claims of some Democratic presidential
candidates that the Bush administration lied to get us into a war with
Iraq? Probably not. The only thing that will get them to change this
broken record is firm evidence that this tactic will not play with voters.

The fact is that we are safer with Sadaam out of the way (notice any
domestic terrorism lately?) and Sept. 11 gave us the moral right to take
that action.

I can understand why other, lesser nations don’t want to see American
stronger and safer. We are the big dog, after all. What annoys me to
know end are those Americans who don’t like to see a strong and safe
America, as well.