Don't forget that almost every intelligence agency from around the world also said they believed there were WMD's in Iraq. There's also this. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/oct/28/20041028-115519-3700r/?page=all Few people remember the reports of convoys going from weapon facilities in Iraq to Syria before the start of the war, and that Russia was involved. If Russia had sold weapons to Iraq after the first Gulf War they'd be in some serious trouble. Being a member of the UN's security council and providing arms that Iraq was forbidden from possessing by the UN would not look good at all. We also know that Syria's chemical weapons were provided by Russia, and who did we put in charge of the disposal of Syria's WMD's? Russia.