Hussein’s fear of Iran, which he said he considered a greater threat than the United States, featured prominently in the discussion about weapons of mass destruction. ...‘The threat from Iran was the major factor as to why he did not allow the return of UN inspectors,’ Piro wrote. ‘Hussein stated he was more concerned about Iran discovering Iraq’s weaknesses and vulnerabilities than the repercussions of the United States for his refusal to allow UN inspectors back into Iraq.’ Ah huh. So let’s get this clear. Saddam was so terrified by Iran, so worried by the threat it posed to Iraq and so convinced that no other country in the region could stand up to it, that he destroyed his own weapons programmes. Logical!
Thursday, 2nd July 2009
Pull the other one, it's got bells on it
6:39pm
The Washington Post reports that newly released (redacted) transcripts of the FBI interrogation of Saddam Hussein in prison reveal that he said he had allowed the world to believe he had weapons of mass destruction because he was worried about appearing weak to Iran.
Thursday, 2 July 2009
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