US Republicans signal readiness to resume Iraq weapons probe

[Manix]

WASHINGTON: US Senate Republicans signaled Sunday their readiness to resume a probe into pre-war charges that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, which was halted more than six weeks ago amid bitter partisan bickering, reports a news agency.

"I think we will have, hopefully, some public hearings by February," announced Pat Roberts, chairman of the US Senate intelligence committee, appearing on a TV programme "Face the Nation". "We will get those questions out."

US President George W. Bush and other top administration officials had accused Iraq of secretly producing chemical and biological weapons in violation of UN resolutions -- charges that were used to justify the March invasion of the country. No banned weapons have been found in Iraq since then, despite an intense search by a team of experts from the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency.


http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/

[FlemingsGhost]

1. ROTFL... Who said Republicans don't masturbate?

What a "Wank-fest."

(on edit: typo)

[rfranklin]

14. It used to be called a "circle jerk"

And Bush is the guy in the middle...

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. He said this in the midst of Face the Nation?

Amazing...

Maybe they are realizing that Bush is hurting them.

Hmmm NIXON comes to mind

[otohara]

3. Oh Bullshit

they don't want to do any such thing. Do they ever tire of lying and making excuses for their sorry excuse for a leader and his failed policies?

[cosmicdot]

4. are the planted WMDs in place; ergo, this scripted call for probe?

[0007]

10. LOL!! I think your on to something!!

[dusty64]

11. Thats what

I'm thinking also.

[leesa]

5. Halted because of partisan bickering?? I thought it was just because

they couldn't find any WMD...silly me!

[loudnclear]

6. Have they found those weapons the US planted yet?

this must be the lead up.

[Triana]

7. here comes the plant...

...in other words, they want to go over there and PLANT some since they couldn't find any. Can't have little george in that embarassing position, can we?

'if they can't find 'em, they'll plant 'em'

They'll get away with it too, since people are so utterly gullible and tend to swallow whole whatever the 'News' media feeds them- true or not.

[KeepItReal]

9. Who's gonna find 'em? Their boy David Kay just quit!

He damn near guaranteed a WMD "find". He's comin home empty handed with his tail between his legs (no offence to the animals, y'all).

[underpants]

12. Kay quit?

I have been out of the loop since Thursday so forgive me for the ignorance. Kay quit? When?

[pinto]

8. Let's take them up on the offer. n/t

[rodbarnett]

13. And just what do they expect to find?

more empty shell casings. Big Deal!