tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post6659214914714075349..comments2024-03-29T00:04:32.434-05:00Comments on Althouse: At the Good Life Café...Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44612259977239250942019-06-25T20:01:57.926-05:002019-06-25T20:01:57.926-05:00water is one part hydrogen and eight parts oxygenwater is one part hydrogen and eight parts oxygenHowardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048255624944551506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8156681891252938402019-06-25T17:20:44.782-05:002019-06-25T17:20:44.782-05:00J. Farmer said...
@Rusty:
But there are no limits... J. Farmer said...<br />@Rusty:<br /><br />But there are no limits to the activities that can be performed elswhere.Are you absolutely certain that those are the only two nuclear enrichment sites? Are you absolutely certain those mines and mills are the only source of Irans uranium? Are you absolutely certain tht is the only facility that produces centrafuges?<br /><br />There are few things that am I "absolutely certain" about. That water is two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen, for example. Am I "absolutely certain" of any of those things? No. No system can be designed that would prove "absolutely certain." Even if Trump arranged a deal with Iran where the agreed to no enrichment or centrifuge research, they could still pursue a clandestine option."<br /><br />So the the safe assumption is that the gun is loaded. Human behavior being what it is and past behavior being indicative of future performance it is safe to conclude they will cheat, or are cheating as we speak. <br /><br />You wanna bet 10,000 imaginary internet ollars on it?<br /><br />No, but I won't mind betting real money. I'll be more than happy to set up an escrow account and provide you with proof of funds if you're game.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938263272237104128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37286802907207480902019-06-25T12:46:09.994-05:002019-06-25T12:46:09.994-05:00@Michael McNeil:
Farmer: Nothing you posted contr...<b>@Michael McNeil:</b><br /><br /><i>Farmer: Nothing you posted contradicts mine. No doubt Iraq's nuclear program would have continued to seem like a “vague dream” — until the moment when it was abruptly revived, those materials dug up, dusted off, and put to work by a reconstituted scientific staff.</i><br /><br />Those "materials" consisted of a few pieces of a prototype centrifuge machine. Obeidi claimed he kept them in 1991 under the orders of Hussein Kamel, who defected in the mid-1990s. Even had Hussein managed to get completely out of sanctions, there was no real dormant nuclear program (other than intellectual capital) that could be "dusted off and put to work." Construction of a program would essentially have to start from scratch. And even by then the intellectual capital had degraded. Many of the people involved in centrifuge design had fled the country by the late 1990s. J. Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09118902560282089997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82373583157525319472019-06-25T12:15:22.120-05:002019-06-25T12:15:22.120-05:00Farmer: Nothing you posted contradicts mine. No do...Farmer: Nothing you posted contradicts mine. No doubt Iraq's nuclear program would have continued to seem like a “vague dream” — until the moment when it was abruptly revived, those materials dug up, dusted off, and put to work by a reconstituted scientific staff.Michael McNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848373029958280894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70878650367118467612019-06-25T11:33:41.083-05:002019-06-25T11:33:41.083-05:00"They buried caches of materials and used the...<i>"They buried caches of materials and <b>used them against coalition forces</b> it's all throughout wiki leaks and in cj chivers reporting"</i><br /><br />No Iraqis used any chemical weapons against invading forces in Iraq in 2003 or later. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/14/world/middleeast/us-casualties-of-iraq-chemical-weapons.html" rel="nofollow">The soldiers who were exposed to the old chemical weapons were exposed when they found and uncovered the buried caches.None of the discovered WMD had been manufactured later than 1991, and the discovery of these weapons did NOT support Bush's rationale for going to war, as per this article by...C.J. Shivers.</a>Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17893744115664944172019-06-25T11:22:28.007-05:002019-06-25T11:22:28.007-05:00@Michael McNeil:
Read the story in the word's...<b>@Michael McNeil:</b><br /><br /><i>Read the story in the word's of Saddam's former chief nuclear scientist Mahdi Obeidi, in The Bomb in My Garden: The Secrets of Saddam's Nuclear Mastermind — Kindle Edition, via Althouse's Amazon portal (I think… if I did it right).</i><br /><br />Here is Dr. Mahdi Obeidi in <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/26/opinion/saddam-the-bomb-and-me.html" rel="nofollow">Saddam, the Bomb and Me</a>:<br /><br />"Iraq's nuclear weapons program was on the threshold of success before the 1991 invasion of Kuwait -- there is no doubt in my mind that we could have produced dozens of nuclear weapons within a few years -- but was stopped in its tracks by United Nations weapons inspectors after the Persian Gulf war and was never restarted. During the 1990's, the inspectors discovered all of the laboratories, machines and materials we had used in the nuclear program, and all were destroyed or otherwise incapacitated.<br /><br />By 1998, when Saddam Hussein evicted the weapons inspectors from Iraq, all that was left was the dangerous knowledge of hundreds of scientists and the blueprints and prototype parts for the centrifuge, which I had buried under a tree in my garden.<br /><br />In addition to the inspections, the sanctions that were put in place by the United Nations after the gulf war made reconstituting the program impossible. During the 1980's, we had relied heavily on the international black market for equipment and technology; the sanctions closed that avenue.<br /><br />Another factor in the mothballing of the program was that Saddam Hussein was profiting handsomely from the United Nations oil-for-food program, building palaces around the country with the money he skimmed. I think he didn't want to risk losing this revenue stream by trying to restart a secret weapons program.<br /><br />Over the course of the 1990's, most of the scientists from the nuclear program switched to working on civilian projects or in conventional-weapons production, and the idea of building a nuclear bomb became a vague dream from another era."J. Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09118902560282089997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77014544210599388052019-06-25T11:15:03.840-05:002019-06-25T11:15:03.840-05:00@Michael McNeil
NOPE!
The Bush administration p...@Michael McNeil<br /><br />NOPE! <br /><br />The Bush administration pushed the idea that Saddam had an ACTIVE, ONGOING program producing NEW stocks of nerve agents and chemical weapons. In one speech, Bush even itemized how many of each type had been newly produced. The famous warning about the "smoking gun in form of a mushroom cloud" was intended to have us believe Saddam was actively working to develop nukes. None of that was true.<br /><br />You say there weren't old, but if they had been buried years before, by definition they were old.Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75196511229693749242019-06-25T11:09:06.380-05:002019-06-25T11:09:06.380-05:00He [Saddam] didn't … at the time we claimed he...<i>He [Saddam] <b>didn't</b> … at the time we claimed he did and used that lie as a basis to illegally invade Iraq. The materials found in Iraq were old, forgotten dregs from <b>a decade before</b> when Saddam did have a WMD program.</i><br /><br />They weren't old and they weren't forgotten. Those materials (working nuclear-fuel centrifuges, complete documentation of everything, etc., et al.) were deliberately stashed away on Saddam's orders to save them for the moment when the sanctions regime would be lifted (which political effort was already ramping up at the UN prior to the U.S.'s 2003 invasion: clearly the handwriting was on the wall for the near-term demise of the sanctions), at which point Saddam's nuclear WMD program would obviously resume instantly.<br /><br />All such materials were <i>required</i> to be turned over to the UN inspectors — and not be hidden away instead. Their existence alone was sufficient violation of the UN Security Council resolutions to legally justify the invasion.<br /><br />Read the story in the word's of Saddam's former chief nuclear scientist Mahdi Obeidi, in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DNL0R6A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_nDbuBbAY1VD67" rel="nofollow"><i>The Bomb in My Garden: The Secrets of Saddam's Nuclear Mastermind</i></a> — Kindle Edition, via Althouse's Amazon portal (I think… if I did it right).Michael McNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848373029958280894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38252852996475940592019-06-25T11:00:38.051-05:002019-06-25T11:00:38.051-05:00@Rusty:
But there are no limits to the activities...<b>@Rusty:</b><br /><br /><i>But there are no limits to the activities that can be performed elswhere.Are you absolutely certain that those are the only two nuclear enrichment sites? Are you absolutely certain those mines and mills are the only source of Irans uranium? Are you absolutely certain tht is the only facility that produces centrafuges?</i><br /><br />There are few things that am I "absolutely certain" about. That water is two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen, for example. Am I "absolutely certain" of any of those things? No. No system can be designed that would prove "absolutely certain." Even if Trump arranged a deal with Iran where the agreed to no enrichment or centrifuge research, they could still pursue a clandestine option. <br /><br /><i>You wanna bet 10,000 imaginary internet ollars on it?</i><br /><br />No, but I won't mind betting real money. I'll be more than happy to set up an escrow account and provide you with proof of funds if you're game. J. Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09118902560282089997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48989686781442649582019-06-25T10:27:27.041-05:002019-06-25T10:27:27.041-05:00The last time Congress exercised their constitutio...<i>The last time Congress exercised their constitutional duty to declare war was 57 years ago.</i><br /><br />Wrong. According to the then-Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Joseph Biden — the person who drafted the bill — both the 2001 (and thus also the 2002) Authorizations for the Use of Force passed by Congress and signed by the President were, in fact, full-blown and constitutional declarations of war. Moreover, (libertarian-leaning) UCLA constitutional law professor Eugene Volokh agrees with this assessment: a constitutional declaration of war does not require the specific wording “declaration of war.”Michael McNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848373029958280894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-39572020478081548432019-06-25T09:03:27.636-05:002019-06-25T09:03:27.636-05:00Ever wonder why our resident LLR doesn't make ...Ever wonder why our resident LLR doesn't make it his life's work to <b>smear</b> the former president as he does with vigor towards the current occupant of the White House?<br /><br /><i>Chuck said...<br />"I am afraid you are mistaking me for someone who has an interest in fair treatment of Donald Trump. I'm not your guy. I am interested in smearing him, hurting him and prejudicing people against him."<br /><br />3/4/16, 4:46 PM</i>Humperdinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765464624483404218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-39807338042655586922019-06-25T08:58:30.754-05:002019-06-25T08:58:30.754-05:00"And about that "57 states..." Befo..."<i>And about that "57 states..." Before that day (in May 2008) was over, Obama was publicly kidding himself for having said it ..... </i>"<br /><br />LLR embarks on an apology tour for the president who made apology tours famous. Who didn't see this coming?Humperdinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765464624483404218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17182755328911439162019-06-25T08:45:19.265-05:002019-06-25T08:45:19.265-05:00walter: "That's it Chuck.
Impeach the mot...walter: "That's it Chuck.<br />Impeach the motherfucker!"<br /><br />LLR Chuck is simply doing to Trump what he and his lefty/dem pals did to Reagan and both Bushes.Dragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079148433908004715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59408108346059889812019-06-25T08:31:20.394-05:002019-06-25T08:31:20.394-05:00If you're having breakfast, check out this liz...If you're having breakfast, check out this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLxRAcBYhKE" rel="nofollow">lizard having breakfast</a>.Fernandinandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253225431705407699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59841680413864318342019-06-25T08:30:42.771-05:002019-06-25T08:30:42.771-05:00Who could have foreseen LLR Chuck leaping to defen...Who could have foreseen LLR Chuck leaping to defend the honor of our domestic spymaster in chief obama?<br /><br />Besides every human alive?<br /><br />LOL<br /><br />Its like Chuck desperately wants to be an obama corpse-man!!Dragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079148433908004715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8473089342013242962019-06-25T08:30:37.107-05:002019-06-25T08:30:37.107-05:00The conservative review demonstrates Cavanaugh too...The conservative review demonstrates Cavanaugh took no lesson to actually follow the statutesnarcisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128976398798678295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44089256658716353512019-06-25T08:29:12.745-05:002019-06-25T08:29:12.745-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079148433908004715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-45563503786194077792019-06-25T08:27:19.263-05:002019-06-25T08:27:19.263-05:00They buried caches of materials and used them agai...They buried caches of materials and used them against coalition forces it's all throughout wiki leaks and in cj chivers reporting narcisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128976398798678295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46882825538967879502019-06-25T08:26:24.636-05:002019-06-25T08:26:24.636-05:00It has not been a good week for the dems and the L...It has not been a good week for the dems and the LLR's (but I repeat myself) so I expect a redoubling of the dems/left/LLR-left efforts at generating lie-filled "controversies" before the dem/LLR debates.<br /><br />Such as continued lies about our border enforcement (some LLR Chuck-like Smear artist posted pics from the "magnificent" obama era showing kids in space blankets and cropped the date stamp to remove "2015' in order to smear Trump) as well as further hoax sexual assault perpetrators that the LLR's enjoyed so much during the Kavanaugh hearings that our own LLR Chuck had to bite his lip thru in order to feign support for Kavanaugh.<br /><br />And certainly not a good week for LLR-fave Biden. What a loser he is!Dragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079148433908004715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70880496306863761992019-06-25T08:22:32.302-05:002019-06-25T08:22:32.302-05:00Iran and its Iraqi Shia allies placed all those IE...Iran and its Iraqi Shia allies placed all those IEDs in Iraq after the fall of Saddam.<br /><br />Iran does not need any high-tech long distance rockets to deliver a nuclear strike when they have enough fissionable U-235. Two sub-critical chunks can be delivered in a Toyota Corolla and brought together.<br /><br />Israel will not allow that to happen regardless of what the US thinks.<br />Hagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011701168912339784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38659599883098206032019-06-25T08:20:22.090-05:002019-06-25T08:20:22.090-05:00alanc709 said...
Yes, Chuck, how dare Trump confus...<i>alanc709 said...<br />Yes, Chuck, how dare Trump confuse Khomenei with Khamenei. It's unforgivable. Next thing you know, he'll be claiming there are 57 states in the US. Impeach him now.<br /></i><br /><br />It's "Khomeini" (ko-MAY-nee) and "Khamenei" (ka-men-AY). You misspelled the usual English transliteration of the first Supreme Leader's name.<br /><br />And about that "57 states..." Before that day (in May 2008) was over, Obama was publicly kidding himself for having said it, and apologized for the error. The kind of thing that the witless, humorless Trump never does. And of course Trump himself tried to run with the "media never covered Obama saying 57 states" story. When in fact the reason that we all know about it <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/406825-trump-fake-news-media-didnt-cover-when-obama-accidentally-said-57" rel="nofollow">is precisely because the media did cover it.</a>Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676108366725199186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11923746515330946632019-06-25T08:17:24.136-05:002019-06-25T08:17:24.136-05:00You know, its funny. Like his antifa brethren, LL...You know, its funny. Like his antifa brethren, LLR Chuck gleefully goes after children but when confronted with an adult challenge, like Birkel's to Chuck, he runs away.<br /><br />Its really quite telling.<br /><br />Has anyone notified MI authorities to investigate the almost certain history of animal cruelty that is likely in LLR Chuck's background?<br /><br />Thats always a solid indicator of violence towards children and women and would explain much.Dragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079148433908004715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75021647307424195692019-06-25T08:11:45.744-05:002019-06-25T08:11:45.744-05:00"Vowelgate!"
We will never get the Trai..."Vowelgate!"<br /><br />We will never get the Train to Hawaii built now!Dragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079148433908004715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41235627889312917722019-06-25T08:10:57.724-05:002019-06-25T08:10:57.724-05:00Spectacular SpaceX Falcon heavy launch.
Missed rec...Spectacular SpaceX Falcon heavy launch.<br />Missed recovery of core booster by that much.<br />Still, the core tech of SpaceX is not recovery so much, I think, as cheap manufacture.<br />You have to see their factory in Hawthorne to understand this. <br />These are very simple rockets, modular and standardized components.<br />If manufacture is scaled up they can easily make these in vast numbers.<br /><br />If this manufacturing system ever moved to China, China would own the skies.<br /><br />I am from the old days, I knew aerospace mfg from when it was complex, expensive, and mostly one-offs, even if to a common design.buwayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388691837737324814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58303530580263160172019-06-25T08:04:53.054-05:002019-06-25T08:04:53.054-05:00Vowelgate!Vowelgate!walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818749187960350810noreply@blogger.com