The world must know if any of Iraqs WMD material or weapons got out of the country. Was it sold or shared with other countries, terrorists, or would-be proliferators?
• If the ISG’s work isn’t fully completed — tracking down all the scientists, all the seed stocks of biological agents, all parts of the programs, etc. — what kind of message does that send to other countries who could be, or want to be, WMD proliferators? • And if Iraq never possessed active WMD capability, there are important lessons for policymakers and the intelligence community. One lesson would be that the West’s containment policy during most of the 1990s was more effective than had been realized. Another lesson would be the importance of having inspectors on the ground. From 1998 through 2002, the West had to rely on satellite pictures or information from Iraqi exiles and defectors. Much of the information provided by exiles and defectors has been proven false. In the end, says David Kay, knowing the full weapons story will help us better understand how to adjust the intelligence services for the new demands posed by countries like Iraq. “We’re not going to know how to make t
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