Without trying to sound like I am patting myself on my back for my brilliance, I never bought into the WMD argument. Even before the invasion. It just did not make sense.
Iraq was a mess under sanctions and Saddams army and scientific community were in disarray due to that and the whupping they suffered in the first Gulf War. At that point I thought Saddam was no longer interested in or able to launch another war of aggression. He rather was interested in building monuments of himself and opulent palaces to secure his legacy. And he was also grooming the way for his two sons to take over after he was gone or in declining health. I remember emailing my brother in law those arguments against the existence of WMD’s. But it was a great sales pitch. Fear works.
