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"Big Impact" Plan
The Pentagon adopted a new strategy in its search for Iraqâs weapons of mass destruction. It is called the "big impact" plan. Shock and Awe Part II The plan calls for gathering and holding on to all the information now being collected about the weapons. Rather than releasing its findings piecemeal, defense officials will release a comprehensive report on the arms, perhaps six months from now. Just like we thought after all those initial reports seemed to vanish into a black hole. The goal of the strategy will be to quiet critics of the Bush administration who said claims of Iraqâs hidden weapons stockpiles were exaggerated in order to go to war. President Bush on Wednesday said "miles of documents" have been gathered and are being analyzed. He described the material as containing "mounds of evidence" on Iraqâs weapons. In addition to analyzing documents on Iraqâs arms, evidence of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Husseinâs ties to terrorists is being studied, Mr. Bush said. "And Iâm confident the truth will come out," he said. Heh, heh, heh. David Kay, the special adviser to CIA Director George J. Tenet on Iraqâs weapons said recently that the evidence is there. "I think in six months from now, weâll have a considerable amount of evidence, and weâll be starting to reveal that evidence," Mr. Kay said on NBC July 15. Yesterday, Mr. Kay rebutted a news report that claimed no Iraqi scientists were cooperating with the coalition team hunting for weapons in Iraq. In fact, Mr. Kay said, scientists are talking and are taking his personnel to specific sites. A Pentagon spokesman had no comment on the Iraq weapons plan. Letâs see, 6 months from now, whatâs going to be happening then that this might have a affect on? Posted by: Steve 2003-08-01 |
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