[T]he war fighters were right. Military commanders weren’t given enough
\nmanpower and logistical support to secure all of the known [Iraqi] nuclear sites, let alone all of
\nthe suspected ones. … It wasn’t until seven of Iraq’s main nuclear facilities were extensively looted
\nthat the true magnitude of the administration’s strategic blunder came into
\nfocus.<\/BLOCKQUOTE>
\n<\/P>
\n
“Now the missing HMX is news,” the friend adds, “and it is mainly treated as a separate issue
\nto be judged (as the administration would have it) as a tiny, tiny fraction (by weight) of all the
\nartillery rounds and bombs that have been destroyed.<\/P>
\n
“Except that a tiny, tiny fraction of the artillery rounds and bombs is very conspicuous when
\nstrapped to a suicide-bomber, even under several large overcoats. Can you imagine a terrorist
\nwith a 250-pound aerial bomb strapped on? That’s the smallest size it comes in.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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