analysis of the contradictory excuses for the explosives...

[Lerkfish]

ok, not a scientific analysis, but here goes...

its getting even better! now drudge is claiming a soldier will claim to have removed and destroyed 200 tons of it! (of course, this is april , AFTER the videotape....

so bushco keeps throwing out any excuse, hoping at least one will stick.

so, it took 5 days for this soldier to remember it?

and lets see the contradictions thus far:

1. we only just found out about it
2. We knew about it 18 months ago
3. its a mystery
4. it was gone before we got there
5. the russians took it
6. we have satellite photos of Iraqi trucks taking it
7. it was the soldier's fault for not following orders
8. a soldier removed and destroyed it.

note that 2 contradicts 1 and 3.
note that 3 contradicts 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
note that 4 contradicts 6, 7, 8, possibly 5 and 2
note that 5 contradicts 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
note that 6 contradicts 5, 2, 1, 3, 7, 8
note that 7 contradicts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
note that 8 contradicts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

[Goldmund]

1. And you forgot about the claims...

...that there were only THREE tons of explosives there. Now they're claiming the soldier took 200. By himself apparently, contrary to Rummy's assertions that this would have involved 40 trucks.

Otherwise, great points.

[Lerkfish]

3. ooh, thanks, I did forget that one...

[fob]

2. Also by assertion of these points they have somehow come to the

conclusion that jsut becasue they don't know what the hell happened to them that;

A) It doesn't matter
B) Explosives haven't hurt anyone
C) Their incompetence is not the point