I did some math Re: Cheney's 400,000 tons

[Goldom]

You know, "If Kerry was president, we would have lost 400,000 tons instead of 380"?

380 tons = 760,000 lbs
400,000 tons = 800,000,000 lbs

380 tons took 40 truckloads to steal
therefore
400,000 tons would take upwards of 42,000 trucks.

380 tons took over a week to steal
therefore
400,000 tons would take over TWENTY YEARS.

And then there's the little thing, I don't think that many even exist in the first place.

[Stephanie]

1. Tons of WHAT?

They never say.

[nostamj]

4. well, bushco *claims* to have destroyed or secured

400,000 tons of explosives/weapons...

who are we to question? ;-)

[Fovea]

5. Yeah, I wondered about that as well.

How did Saddam pay for that?

I mean, that would take almost the same amount of money the pentagon can't account for in the last decade, wouldn't it?

[Atman]

2. Thanks...I thought that sounded rather bizarre, too

400,000 tons just didn't make a lot of sense.

[Richardo]

3. Much as I hate to interpret for the esteemed Dick...

...I think what he means is that the 400,000 tons (if that is indeed a real number) would still be in the hands of Saddam.

He would of course omit that they were inventoried, under seal and periodically checked by IAEA and weapons inspectors.

[dirtyduck]

6. But Guilliani said 400,000 weapons on Today show

not 400,000 tons. maybe that is the difference?

[Weembo]

7. Weapons, tons, bananas -- what's the difference? NT

[GeorgeBushytail]

8. Explosives/weapons - apples/orange trees

Weapons weigh lots more than explosives. I wonder how many tons an outdated Russian tank weighs?