# Disturbing Evidence From Baghdad Regarding Russia

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disturbing-evidence-from-baghdad-regarding-russia/168365>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 13, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disturbing-evidence-from-baghdad-regarding-russia/168365 "2003-04-13T01:07:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disturbing-evidence-from-baghdad-regarding-russia/168365/61 "2003-04-14T13:56:07Z")

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> \*Originally posted by december \*  
> \*\*Actually, [U.S. forces have a list of 2,000 to 3,000 sites in Iraq that need to be checked, and weapons teams are checking up to 20 sites a day](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=533&e=3&cid=533&u=/ap/20030414/ap_on_re_mi_ea/war_us_military). \*\*

No problem with that as far as it goes, **december** , but the US was certain _before_ the war. Not a _single one_ of the tips that the US had has panned out. And now they have access to captured Iraqis, and (presumably) free Iraqis willing to sell information for cold hard cash, and _still_ nothing.

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**Author:** ![Beagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Beagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beagle)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disturbing-evidence-from-baghdad-regarding-russia/168365/62 "2003-04-14T14:09:18Z")

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> And I must say I’m with tomndebb… GD standards really seem to be slipping as of late, particularly regarding the war.

Sorry, no more Taepo Dong jokes. Seems a bit harsh. At least I didn’t just say “Cite?” There are plenty of people padding post counts with that one. I don’t know what citing sources about the Taepo Dong missile proved except that it is as I said. The North Koreans are alleged to have a missile which can hit parts of the western US. Alleged by the CIA Director, I hasten to add.

I think my admittedly flip statement was less misleading than this one,

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> Furthermore, it’s a pretty fair bet they don’t yet have the missile technology to deliver warheads to the US even if they had warheads to deliver. Clearly they’re working on that too.

To make such a statment without talking about the mult-stage Taepo Dong controversy or the allegations regarding nuclear weapons might leave the wrong impression in a reader’s mind. Whether the North Koreans have nuclear weapons or the means to deliver them to the United States are open questions. Which, if I’m reading your second post correctly, is what you’ve arrived at also.

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