[rdorman]

Oh, they are there. As for not shouting it from the rooftops, think escalation of commitment and look at the timing of the discovery versus invasion. Also, take a look at who says the movement of stockpiles and technology did not occur and who says it did. Also, the involvement of the UN inspectors from Moscow. Not to mention the interesting involvement from Moscow in the days proceeding and their escalation with Damascus since the fall of Sadam. A 'shot gun wedding' if you will.

Imagine stating that we are invading because of WMD's, finding out as you are set that they are no longer there (almost after the fact) and then saying we are going to invade anyways. All of that happened, except the 'saying' part. Better to ask foregiveness rather then permission? What a tangled web we weave.