Chemical Weapons in Iraq

Here's a story that wasn't reported in the mainstream press. Chemical weapons were found in Iraq. That's right. This is probably news to you. Newsbusters noticed that no one else seemed to report on it.

The few media outlets that have discussed it talked about how it wasn't as many weapons as what we suspected or how they were old weapons, not newly made weapons. What they don't mention is that a chemical weapon is a chemical weapon and under International Law Iraq was unable to possess them. By Iraq's admission they did not possess them. Neither the law nor Iraq's admission tempered the statements to say they didn't create any new weapons. They didn't say they only had less than 5. The law was they couldn't have any.

I know maybe I'm beating a dead horse here but you'll here in the press for years about how we went into Iraq and there were no weapons. This isn't true. I'm not advocating the manner in which we went into Iraq but lets stick to the facts. Iraq did have chemical weapons. The press just didn't have the objectivity to report it.

America the Beautiful

I want to go here. Really, I do. I love being outdoors, camping, mountain biking, the like. Europe seems to have all the sex appeal and get all the press with its rich history. I'd much rather take a few weeks one year when the kids are older and tour all of the National Parks out West, though. It's a beautiful country we live in. Really, it is.