The left-wing media and Kerry supporters made a mountain out of a mole-hill by trying to claim, without evidence, that around 200 to 300 tons of explosives were looted under the noses of the US military thus proving Bush's incompotence (that's their reasoning, not mine, I agree, it's pretty wacked logic).
However, a new report seems to indicate what I had previously suggested - that a US detachment probably hauled off the weaponry at some point. Why? Because 200 to 300 tons would require far too many trucks to just spirit away under the noses of US troops. Even if unguarded, it's unlikely that the insurgency, 18 months later, has enough trucks in one place to move that quantity of munitions and explosives.
But what it does show is that a: John Kerry is reckless and disrespectful. Anyone who would jump to the conclusion that the military (and Bush) was "incompotent" based on a single barely researched New York Times article, especially in the post memogate campaign, is not someone who can be trusted. It's the kind of political opportunism that has many Kerry detractors, such as myself, so much against him.
Will Kerry apologize? Will Kerry supporters apologize? I doubt it. I don't consider this report or any other we've seen as "conclusive". But that's the whole point - the charges Kerry and his supporters and the left wing media have made were made on the most flimsy of evidence (200+ tons of explosives missing = looters). Making such a charge under normal circumstances would be rash. But making them a week before the election is borderline criminal.