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October 25, 2004

How big a blunder? How about 950 bombs, 19,000 dead and 95,000 wounded

Mitch Ratcliffe writes:

October 25, 2004

How Big a Blunder? How about 950 bombs, 19,000 dead and 95,000 wounded

The White House is playing down the fact it lost 380 tons of high explosives. Apparently, it's no big deal to the Bushies that they've let an ammunition dump that had been identified by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) prior to the war to be looted to the floorboards.

Reports have downplayed the seriousness of the situation, focusing on the fact that the explosives aren't as dangerous as nuclear weapons. White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said at a press gaggle today:

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Posted by Jock Gill at October 25, 2004 5:18 PM | TrackBack
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