> > The Wall Street Journal was first to report the accusation on May 29, 2019, citing a U.S. intelligence assessment and comments from U.S. Army Lieutenant Gen

> > The Wall Street Journal was first to report the accusation on May 29, 2019, citing a U.S. intelligence assessment and comments from U.S. Army Lieutenant General Robert Ashley, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). > So this isn't dick waving or Twitter posing: this is a legitimate intelligence officer making this assertion. > This is absolutely terrifying. We are witnessing the unraveling of the near-universal sentiment that the use of nuclear weapons is unacceptable. Didn't legitimate intelligence point to WMDs in Iraq?