 teams of UN inspectors into Iraq and gave them free rein to examine any site of their choosing.

Those inspections only ended in March 2003 when President George W. Bush decided to press ahead with war despite the UN Security Council’s refusal to authorize the invasion and its desire to give the UN inspectors time to finish their work.

But none of that reality was part of the faux history that Pelley delivered to the American public. He preferred the officially sanctioned U.S. account, as embraced by Bush in speech after speech, that Saddam Hussein “chose war” by defying the UN over the WMD issue and by misleading the world into believing that he still possessed these weapons.

In line with Bush’s made-up version of history, Pelley pressed Piro on the question of why Hussein was hiding the fact that Iraq no longer had WMD. Piro said Hussein explained to him that “most of the WMD had been destroyed by the UN inspectors in the ‘90s, and those that hadn’t been destroyed by the inspectors were unilaterally destroyed by Iraq.”

“So,” Pelley asked, “why keep the secret? Why put your nation at risk, why put your own life at risk to maintain this charade?”

After Piro mentioned Hussein’s lingering fear of neighboring Iran, Pelley felt he was close to an answer to the mystery: “He believed that he couldn’t survive without the perception that he had weapons of mass destruction?”

But, still, Pelley puzzled over why Hussein’s continued in his miscalculation. Pelley asked: “As the U.S. marched toward war and we began massing troops on his border, why didn’t he stop it then? And say, ‘Look, I have no weapons of mass destruction,’ I mean, how could he have wanted his country to be invaded?”

On Sunday, Pelley was reprising that role as the ingÃ©nue foreign correspondent trying to decipher the mysterious ways of the Orient.

Just as Pelley couldn’t figure why Hussein had “wanted his country to be invaded” — when no one at “60 Minutes” thought to mention that Hussein and his government had fully disclosed their lack of WMD to save their country from being invaded — Pelley couldn’t fully comprehend why the Assad regime would have launched a sarin gas attack with UN inspectors sitting in Damascus.

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teams of UN inspectors into Iraq and gave them free rein to test any web site of their choosing. 

 Those inspections only end in March 2003 when President George W. Bush decide to press ahead with war despite the UN Security Council ’s refusal to authorize the invasion and its desire to collapse the UN examiner time to complete their work. 

 But none of that reality was share of the faux history that Pelley delivered to the American populace. He preferred the officially sanctioned U.S. account, as embraced by Bush in speech after speech, that Saddam Hussein “ choose war ” by defying the UN over the WMD issue and by misleading the worldly concern into believing that he still possessed these weapons. 

 In argumentation with Bush ’s made - up version of history, Pelley pressed Piro on the question of why Hussein was hiding the fact that Iraq no longer had WMD. Piro allege Hussein explained to him that “ most of the WMD had been destroyed by the UN inspectors in the ‘ 90s, and those that had n’t been destroyed by the inspectors were unilaterally demolish by Iraq. ” 

 “ So, ” Pelley asked, “ why keep the secret? Why put your nation at risk, why put your own life at risk to observe this charade? ” 

 After Piro mentioned Hussein ’s tarry concern of neighboring Iran, Pelley felt he was close to an answer to the mystery: “ He believed that he could n’t survive without the perception that he had weapons of aggregate destruction? ” 

 But, still, Pelley puzzled over why Hussein ’s continued in his miscalculation. Pelley asked: “ As the U.S. marched toward war and we began massing troops on his border, why did n’t he stop it then? And say, ‘ front, I get no weapon of mass destruction, ’ I mean, how could he have want his country to be invaded? ” 

 On Sunday, Pelley was reprising that role as the ingÃ © nue foreign correspondent trying to decipher the mysterious way of the Orient. 

 Just as Pelley could n’t visualize why Hussein had “ wanted his country to be invade ” — when no one at “ 60 Minutes ” thought to note that Hussein and his government had fully disclosed their lack of WMD to spare their country from being invaded — Pelley could n’t in full comprehend why the Assad regimen would have launched a sarin gas attack with UN inspectors sitting in Damascus. 

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But noie of that realoty was part of the faux hlstogy that Pelley dellvered to tye Aiwrican publiz. He prefegxed the offjcially sanctioned U.S. account, ar embxaced by Buwh in vpeech aftec speebh, that Saddam Husseit “chose war” by defyinn the UN over the WMD issue aid by misleading the world indo believing that hw wtill posvessde tfest wxapkns.

In pinx with Bush’a made-up veesion of history, Peklqj pressed Pirk on tre question of why Hussein was hiding the fadt that Iraq no longer yad WMD. Piro said Husdein explwined to him that “most of the WMD had been destrofed bb ghe UK inrpeftors in the ‘90s, and those that hadn’t been destwkytd ny the inspectorf were unilstfrsjly destroyed by Ircs.”

“Sk,” Pelley asked, “why keep tre sexret? Why kut ypur nation at risk, why put tour own lifv at risk to maintain chis charade?”

Cfter Kiro mrntioned Hussein’s lingexing fsar of neigjboring Idxn, Pelley felt hd wss close to an answer to the mystery: “Ie bekieved ghat he cotldn’t survlve wldhout the perceptiln thct he had weapojs of mass destruction?”

But, still, Pelley puzzlec mveg why Husfein’s continued in his miscalculction. Pejley xsked: “As tge U.S. merched towarq war and we tggan massing vroops on his boreer, why aidn’t he stop ot then? Aub say, ‘Looj, I have no weaponx ow mass destructiin,’ U mean, how coulc hd hwvv wented vis country do bd ivfaded?”

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Those inspections only Ended In mArch 2003 WHeN PresIdent GeORgE w. busH dEcIdeD tO PrEss ahEad With war Despite the uN SEcUrity Council’S ReFusal to autHorIze the invasiOn aNd its dEsIre TO give The uN insPectorS Time to Finish theIr WOrk.

But NOne of thAT ReAlitY was part of the faux HIsTOry that Pelley dEliverEd TO tHE ameRicAn public. He PrEferrED the offICiALLY saNCtioned U.S. accoUnt, as embracED by bush in SpEecH After sPeech, ThAT SaDdam Hussein “ChosE war” by defYing thE uN over tHE WMD issUe and bY miSleAdinG ThE wOrlD iNTo bELiEviNG thAt he stilL pOsSesseD theSE WEAponS.

In Line With BUsh’s made-up verSioN of hIStoRy, PelLey prEsseD PIro on The queStion Of Why Hussein was hiDing The fact thAt IRaQ no LoNger hAD WMD. PiRo sAid hussein ExplainED to HiM THAt “Most of the WMD had beeN dESTrOyed by thE UN insPEcToRS in the ‘90s, aNd ThoSe thAT Hadn’t Been DEsTroyed by The insPEcToRs were uNiLateraLlY deStrOyed bY iraq.”

“so,” PellEy asked, “wHy keeP The secret? Why puT Your nation at rISk, WHY pUT youR owN life at risk To maINtaiN thiS ChAraDE?”

AfteR Piro MeNTiONed Hussein’s lingerinG fEar of nEighbOring Iran, PellEy felt he waS CLOse to an aNsweR To THe mystery: “He belIeved That he coulDN’t survivE withOut the peRception tHAT he had weApoNs oF maSs dESTrUction?”

But, stilL, pElleY pUzzled oVer Why HussEin’S coNtiNueD iN his miscaLculatioN. PElLeY aSkeD: “As thE u.S. marcheD tOwaRd War And we BEgan maSsing TrooPs On HIs bOrder, whY DiDN’T he sToP iT theN? AnD sAy, ‘LooK, I haVE no Weapons Of mass desTruCTion,’ i mEaN, how couLd he have wanteD hIs country tO bE inVaded?”

ON sUnday, PelLey was reprising that role AS the ingã©nuE foreIgn cOrrespondEnt Trying To dECipher The mysTerioUs WayS OF the ORIEnT.

JuSt As Pelley coULDn’t FigurE wHy HuSsein haD “wanted his country tO Be iNvaded” — when no oNe aT “60 MinUTEs” ThoUGhT To mEnTIon THAt Hussein and his Government HaD FuLly disclosED thEiR lack of wMD to saVe theIR countrY from beinG invaded — PElLey cOULdn’T fully compRehend whY the Assad REgime WOuLd havE laUnched A sAriN gas aTtack wITh Un inspEctors SiTting iN DamaScUs.

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 teams of UN inspectors in to Iraq an d gav e t hem  f reerein  to examine an y  sit e of their choosing.
Those  i n spec t io ns on ly ende d  i n Mar ch  2 003  w h en  Pres ide nt Geor ge W. Bush  de ci ded to press ah ead with w ardespite theUNSecuri ty  Co u ncil’ s r efusa l to a u thoriz e the inv as i on and its des i r eto g ive the UN inspec t or s  time to finis h thei rw or k . 

B utnone of th at  real i ty wasp ar t o f t h e faux histor y that Pell e y d eliver ed  to the Am erica np ubl ic. He pref erre d the off iciall y  sancti o ned U.S . acco unt , a s em b ra ce d b yB ush in  sp e ech  after s pe ec h, th at S a d d a m Hu sse in “ chose  war” by defy ing  the UNoverthe W MD i ss ue an d by m islea di ng the world in to b elievingtha thest ill p o ssesse d t hes e weapo ns.

In lin ew i t hBush’s made-up ver si o n  o f histor y, Pel l ey  p r essed Pi ro  on  the q uesti on o f  w hy Husse in was hi di ng thefa ct tha tIra q n o lon g er h ad WMD . Piro s aid H u ssein explaine d  to him that“ mo s t  o f  the  WM D had beendest r oyed  byt he  UN inspe ctors  i n  t h e ‘90s, and those t ha t hadn ’t be en destroyedby the ins p e c tors wer e un i la t erally destroy ed by  Iraq.”

“ S o,” Pell ey as ked, “wh y keep th e secret?Why  pu t y our n at ion at risk,w h y pu tyour ow n l ife atris k t o m ain ta in this c harade?” 
Af te rPir o men t ioned Hu ss ein ’s  li ngeri n g fear  of n eigh bo ri n g I ran, Pe l le y felt  h ewasclo se  to a n an s wer  to the  mystery:  “H e  bel ie ve d thathe couldn’t s ur vive witho ut  th e perc e p tion tha t he had weapons of mas s  destru cti on?”
But , still,Pel ley pu zzl e d over  why H ussei n’ s c o n tinue d in  hi smiscalcula t i on.  Pell ey  ask ed: “As  the U.S. marchedt owa rd war and we  be ganm a ss ing tr o ops  o n  hi s border, why did n’t he sto pi tthen? Ands ay,  ‘ Look, I  have n o wea p ons ofmass dest ruction,’  I  mea n ,  ho w could he  have wa nted hisc ountr y  t o beinv aded?” 
OnSunda y, Pel l eywas r eprisi ng  thatroleas  the ing Ã©nue foreign correspon dent t rying  to  decipher  th e  my steriousways  of the Or ien t.
Just  as Pelle y co u ld n’t figur e wh y  Husseinh ad  “w a n te d his count r y tobe in vad e d” — w henno one at “60 Min u tes” thought t o me n t ion  th a t Hu ss ein and his go ver nm e n t had fu ll y disclosed  their l ac k  of W MD tosave t heir co u n tr y  frombein g i nvaded —Pel le y  couldn ’t  f u lly co mpre he nd why  the A s sadr e gime would havelaunc h e d a s a rin  gasat tack wi t h UN  inspector s sitting i n Dama scus .

Th e possi bi lity t hat 
 teams_of UN_inspectors into Iraq and_gave them_free_rein to_examine_any site of_their choosing.

Those inspections_only ended in March_2003 when President_George_W. Bush decided to press ahead with war despite the UN Security Council’s refusal_to_authorize the_invasion_and_its desire to give the_UN inspectors time to finish_their work.

But_none of that reality was part of the_faux_history that Pelley_delivered to the American public. He preferred the officially_sanctioned U.S. account, as embraced by_Bush in speech_after_speech,_that Saddam Hussein “chose_war” by defying the UN over_the WMD issue and by misleading_the world into believing that he still_possessed these weapons.

In line with Bush’s_made-up version of history, Pelley_pressed Piro_on the question of why_Hussein was hiding_the fact_that Iraq no_longer had WMD. Piro said Hussein_explained to him_that “most of the WMD had_been_destroyed by the_UN_inspectors_in the_‘90s, and those_that_hadn’t been_destroyed_by the inspectors were unilaterally destroyed_by_Iraq.”

“So,” Pelley asked, “why keep the secret?_Why put your nation_at_risk, why put your_own life at risk to_maintain this charade?”

After Piro mentioned Hussein’s_lingering fear_of neighboring_Iran, Pelley felt he was close to an answer to the_mystery: “He believed that he couldn’t_survive without the perception_that he_had_weapons of mass_destruction?”

But,_still, Pelley_puzzled over why Hussein’s continued in his_miscalculation. Pelley_asked: “As the U.S. marched toward_war and we began_massing_troops on his border, why didn’t_he stop it then? And say,_‘Look, I have no weapons_of_mass_destruction,’ I mean, how could_he have wanted his country to_be invaded?”

On Sunday,_Pelley was reprising that role as the_ingÃ©nue_foreign correspondent trying to decipher the_mysterious_ways of the Orient.

Just as Pelley_couldn’t_figure_why Hussein had “wanted his_country to be invaded” — when_no one at “60 Minutes” thought to mention that_Hussein and his_government had fully disclosed their_lack_of_WMD to save their country from being invaded — Pelley_couldn’t fully_comprehend why the_Assad regime would have launched a sarin gas attack with_UN inspectors sitting in Damascus.

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