Freepers trying to spin NYT report, saying it proves Saddam was near nukes

[jefferson_dem]

Here's the passage they are relying on to save their scalps...

Among the dozens of documents in English were Iraqi reports written in the 1990’s and in 2002 for United Nations inspectors in charge of making sure Iraq abandoned its unconventional arms programs after the Persian Gulf war. Experts say that at the time, Mr. Hussein’s scientists were on the verge of building an atom bomb, as little as a year away.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1731246/posts#10

The dumbfucks don't realize the "on the verge" reference is regarding Iraq's nuke program during the 1990s, the one everyone knew about.

EDIT: MORE SPIN -- http://tks.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTJjYzYzYmMwNjY3N2YwNWE5NDQ3ZTQzZDczZWU5N2Y=

[KingFlorez]

1. They are such desperate little idiots

I shudder to think what they'll be saying on election night and the day after, it won't be pretty.

[Kierkegaard]

2. They realize it.

They just can't be bothered with those pesky facts.

[hexola]

3. The last sentence is a bit confusing "at the time"?

I get it - but it could be a bit more consise...

[jefferson_dem]

12. This pair of sentences clarifies things. Reference is to nuke program prior to 1991 PGW.

But in recent weeks, the site has posted some documents that weapons experts say are a danger themselves: detailed accounts of Iraq’s secret nuclear research before the 1991 Persian Gulf war. The documents, the experts say, constitute a basic guide to building an atom bomb.

[hexola]

4. SUCKERS!!! Even Drudge has scaled back his big RED headlines...

SUCKER!!!!

[hexola]

5. OK - One "smart" Freep figured it out...

To: LikeLight
a. NYT has just confirmed that Saddam had viable WMD tech in his possession right to the end (he wasn't supposed to have it)

No they aren't.

It's a surprisingly poorly-written and confusing article by NYT standards, but you've really got to read the thing twice and really understand the nature of the documents. They're reports BY the Iraqis TO the international inspectors, the Iraqis doing what they were required to do, summarizing the nuclear research they did PRIOR to the 1991 Gulf War.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1731252/posts?page=71#71

[girl gone mad]

6. They all jump on him or her, of course.

Facts are stupid things, after all.

[hexola]

9. "Stategerist" is the smart one - love this quote...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1731252/posts?page=104#104

It's blatantly obvious to me from context, and also from the context of the entire article, that when they say "on the verge" they mean before Gulf War I, not 2002. It's that one of the reports that the Iraqis made about the 1991 program was from 2002.

However, I've had little succces previously on FR from keeping people from living in hopeful fantasyworlds, and I don't think I'm going to have much success in this one either.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

10. Good lord they are stupid over there

I only wish Rove and the rest of Chimpy's handlers were as dumb about reading a news story as the average Freeper. We'd have a super majority, the White House, and the GOP would be a third party by now.

[Richard Steele]

7. Freepers are idiots. And liars. EOM

[Phredicles]

8. And even if they were "a year away", there's a big difference

between that and the 45 minutes we were told in the selling of the war.

By the way, when are we invading North Korea?

[ruggerson]

11. KICK n/t