Sorry you feel that way. :( It seems to me that you were the one who claimed that the US provided material help to Iraq's WMD programs, and beyond that to which we both agree (ATCC and others supplying biological samples). I'm not ready to jump to the conclusions that you are without any evidence to support that claim. You suggested that I explore the 4100 links from your google search and then discriminate which ones contain any value, but that is not so very helpful either (And, I did scan a few hundred, btw).
I'm not looking for victory, and I'm very interested in knowing if there is anything to your claim, but so far I've found nothing and IMO, you have provided few references that shed any more light. As for proof, it is not required. I guess what I would like to see is any instance of technical or scientific help being provided to them. Another point to consider is that Iraq's BW program was progressing very slowly (even considered to be a failure) until they accelerated it in 1988, and this was well after the US had determined Iraq was a threat. Somebody helped them considerably between 1988 - 1991, so if we are trying to find those culpable 1988 seems a pivotal year. This time period is also when Dr. Nasser Hindawi seems to have become a prominent figure within Iraq's BW programs. It goes back to what I was trying to infer, about there being a difference between having organisms and having a weapon.
Also, I think it impractical to a rational disscussion to claim that all human's are so biased to their particular world view such that there is not one document or opinion that you would trust. Isn't that a huge damper on learning?
I'm not looking for victory, and I'm very interested in knowing if there is anything to your claim, but so far I've found nothing and IMO, you have provided few references that shed any more light. As for proof, it is not required. I guess what I would like to see is any instance of technical or scientific help being provided to them. Another point to consider is that Iraq's BW program was progressing very slowly (even considered to be a failure) until they accelerated it in 1988, and this was well after the US had determined Iraq was a threat. Somebody helped them considerably between 1988 - 1991, so if we are trying to find those culpable 1988 seems a pivotal year. This time period is also when Dr. Nasser Hindawi seems to have become a prominent figure within Iraq's BW programs. It goes back to what I was trying to infer, about there being a difference between having organisms and having a weapon.
Also, I think it impractical to a rational disscussion to claim that all human's are so biased to their particular world view such that there is not one document or opinion that you would trust. Isn't that a huge damper on learning?
”There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." - Hamlet (1.5.167-8), Hamlet to Horatio.
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