Prof. Maule writes: > In other words, there is or should be far more concern about the > present location of WMD rather than whether they existed. They almost > certainly existed, it is debatable whether their existence justified > what happened, and so the question is where are they now and how did > they get there.
Comment: It was not clear to the international community and others that WMDs existed at the time of the U.S.' invasion. Of course, they existed in the 90s, but it was not at all clear that WMDs existed in 2002. Bush articulated a foreign policy in 2002 justifying pre-emptive strikes on the grounds that WMDs created a threat of imminent attack, and the Bush Administration is now using this stick against other states (Syria, Iran, N. Korea) to compel them to act in conformity with U.S. policy. Francisco Forrest Martin
