Bush said the other day that Saddam had the "capability" and the "intent" to make WMD. Now wait a minute. If you hav the means and the desire to do something, you do it. If you don't do it then you lacked either the means or the desire.
Example: I want some ice cream (intent), but I've got no money and no way to get to the ice cream store (capability)...so I don't get any ice cream.
Scenario two: I've got $100 in my pocket and I'm standing outside the Dairy Queen (Capability), but I don't want ice cream (intent) again...no ice cream.
Scenario Three: I'm still outside DQ with my $100, but now I want Ice Cream. So, guess what? I get the ice cream, because I had "capability" AND "Intent".
Capability + Intent = Action
If the Action doesn't happen, then one of the other two is missing.
So, Saddam either didn't have the capacity to build WMD or he didn't want to. He could not have had both, because then he would have done it. I don't know which one it is, and after the Senate report, I don't know that anyone does
Simple Logic.
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