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US troops, during Iraq War, encountered and were wounded by chemical weapons
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:30 pm
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:30 pm
LINK
Thanks NHTiger for the link
Thanks NHTiger for the link
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PzFeed Top News @PzFeed · 35m 35 minutes ago US troops, during Iraq War, encountered and were wounded by chemical weapons of long-abandoned programs but US covered it up - NYT
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PzFeed Top News @PzFeed · 28m 28 minutes ago U.S. covered up the discovery of thousands of chemical weapons in Iraq between 2004 and 2010, NYT reveals
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PzFeed Top News @PzFeed · 21m 21 minutes ago NYT discovers at least 17 US soldiers were exposed to chemical weapons during Iraq War; U.S. says the true number is classified
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PzFeed Top News @PzFeed · 16m 16 minutes ago MORE: U.S. government failed to fully inform Congress about discoveries of chemical weapons in Iraq during war - NYT
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PzFeed Top News @PzFeed · 13m 13 minutes ago U.S. government's secrecy about discovery of chemical weapons in Iraq prevented wounded troops from receiving medical care - NYT
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PzFeed Top News @PzFeed · 4m 4 minutes ago Chemical weapons U.S. encountered during Iraq War were remnants of old programs West built in collaboration with Iraq - NYT
This post was edited on 10/14/14 at 9:38 pm
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Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:33 pm to Malik Agar
17? "wounded"?
This post was edited on 10/14/14 at 9:34 pm
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:33 pm to Malik Agar
WTF is this?
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:33 pm to Malik Agar
Why cover it up? Finding WMDs would have legitimized the war, it seems like. This makes no sense.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:33 pm to Malik Agar
So there *were* WMDs in Iraq, they were just WMDs that WE helped them build. No wonder we never found them. We didn't want them to be linked back to us. Bad press.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:33 pm to Malik Agar
nothing was covered up.
We know there were old chemical weapons.
This does not mean Saddam had WMDs he could use.
We know there were old chemical weapons.
This does not mean Saddam had WMDs he could use.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:33 pm to Malik Agar
So am I supposed to be mad that Bush was right is vindicated or that the government hid this.
I need to know where to yell at a cloud.
I need to know where to yell at a cloud.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:34 pm to Radiojones
Just found it on one of those breaking news twitter feeds and copy pasted everything I saw. I bet more details will pop up soon.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:36 pm to Malik Agar
Here's the NYT story:
"The New York Times found 17 American service members and seven Iraqi police officers who were exposed to nerve or mustard agents after 2003. American officials said that the actual tally of exposed troops was slightly higher, but that the government’s official count was classified."
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"The New York Times found 17 American service members and seven Iraqi police officers who were exposed to nerve or mustard agents after 2003. American officials said that the actual tally of exposed troops was slightly higher, but that the government’s official count was classified."
LINK
This post was edited on 10/14/14 at 9:37 pm
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:36 pm to Malik Agar
A better story would be about the sick and dead from exposure to burn pits. Not very sexy but true.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:37 pm to Tigah in the ATL
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This does not mean Saddam had WMDs he could use.
Apparently he could use them as U.S. troops were "wounded" by them. Just because you don't have a delivery system for them doesn't mean you can't use them on the Kurds.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:37 pm to AlaTiger
quote:I guarantee at least 10% of the posters here think we found current usable WMDs.
Why cover it up? Finding WMDs would have legitimized the war, it seems like.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:38 pm to Tigah in the ATL
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This does not mean Saddam had WMDs he could use.
it doesn't...but he did
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:38 pm to Tigah in the ATL
Despite the fact that it has been discussed here numerous times.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:38 pm to AlaTiger
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Why cover it up? Finding WMDs would have legitimized the war, it seems like. This makes no sense.
no kidding
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:40 pm to Choctaw
quote:and there is one
Choctaw
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:41 pm to Tigah in the ATL
i never said we found them. they were sent to Syria. this has been verified Saddams own military
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:42 pm to Tigah in the ATL
So, did our troops discover unusable chemical weapons and accidentally get contaminated? Please explain.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:43 pm to Choctaw
Hey Syria, will you hold our shite? Also, Iraqi military: truth tellers.
Posted on 10/14/14 at 9:45 pm to genro
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So, did our troops discover unusable chemical weapons and accidentally get contaminated? Please explain.
The NYT story I linked goes into great detail and would likely answer all of your questions better than any poster here could.
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