Yeah, I know, it’s so six months ago to care about this stuff. I just wanted to make a note of it, for the record, so that in the future, when someone asks me why I don’t trust my government, I can just link back to this entry.

The group directing all known U.S. search efforts for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq is winding down operations without finding proof that President Saddam Hussein kept clandestine stocks of outlawed arms, according to participants.

The 75th Exploitation Task Force, as the group is formally known, has been described from the start as the principal component of the U.S. plan to discover and display forbidden Iraqi weapons. The group’s departure, expected next month, marks a milestone in frustration for a major declared objective of the war.

Objective, and justification, and legal basis too. At best, this administration has presided over a massive intelligence failure. At worst, they’ve perjured themselves.

But nobody cares, ‘cause We’re #1. Guess I’ll shut up and go have some ice cream.