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I like searching Google limiting the timeframe to see contemporary news stories. Everything was online at the time, so it's especially useful in this case. Look
by dfxm12 5y ago
I like searching Google limiting the timeframe to see contemporary news stories. Everything was online at the time, so it's especially useful in this case. Look up weapons inspector Hans Blix's famous line "no smoking gun": https://www.cnn.com/2003/US/01/10/wbr.smoking.gun/ https://www.cnn.com/2003/US/01/10/wbr.smoking.gun/.
This story is from Jan 2003. The invasion started in March. Keep in mind, it's hard to prove a negative. As you see, the Bush administration made their assertions with evidence that amounted to "Trust me, bro." How do you completely disprove that, you know?
Time bound google search: https://www.google.com/search?q=blix+no+smoking+gun&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS953US955&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1%2F1%2F2002%2Ccd_max%3A3%2F31%2F2003&sxsrf=APq-WBtVEd_hhT7N63wXtEiwgL2lzuyGOw%3A1646232173247&ei=bYIfYtLGDqSp_Qb39bLgCA&ved=0ahUKEwiSsZ3f1Kf2AhWkVN8KHfe6DIwQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=blix+no+smoking+gun&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIFCCEQqwIyBQghEKsCOgQIIxAnOgUIABCRAjoOCC4QgAQQsQMQxwEQowI6BQgAEIAEOggIABCxAxCDAToFCC4QgAQ6CwguEIAEEMcBEKMCOgsILhCABBDHARCvAToOCC4QgAQQsQMQxwEQ0QM6BAgAEEM6CAguENQCEJECOggILhCxAxCRAjoECC4QQzoLCC4QgAQQsQMQ1AI6EAguELEDEMcBENEDENQCEEM6BwguELEDEEM6BwguENQCEEM6CAgAEIAEELEDOgoIABCxAxDJAxAKOgUIABCSAzoHCAAQsQMQCjoECAAQCjoKCAAQsQMQgwEQCjoGCAAQFhAeOgUIIRCgAUoECEEYAUoECEYYAFCHCFieG2CvHGgDcAB4AIABqgGIAdgNkgEEMTQuNZgBAKABAcABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp https://www.google.com/search?q=blix+no+smoking+gun&rlz=1C1G...