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Stolen from OT: No chemical weapons in Iraq, except for the ones ISIS just used
Posted on 10/24/14 at 7:29 am
Posted on 10/24/14 at 7:29 am
quote:Bush lied, troops died
The Islamic State group used chlorine gas against Iraqi police officers in what appears to be the first confirmed use of chemical weapons by the militants, according to a Washington Post report.
The attack on 11 Iraqi police occurred Sept. 15, about 50 miles north of Baghdad, according to an Iraqi defense ministry official cited by the Post.
The Iraqi police had been guarding a town under heavy assault for days when they saw IS fighters retreat from their position, according to the report. They heard a boom, then saw yellow smoke drift toward them.
The four doctors who later treated them said there was no question that they were attacked with chlorine gas, the Post reported. The police officers were rushed to a hospital in Balad, where they vomited and struggled to stand, according to the report.
Iraq officials said two other crude chlorine gas attacks have occurred, though few details exist, the Post reported.
The reports have raised fears that Islamic State is developing its abilities to deploy chemical weapons as it wages war in Iraq, according to the story. The militants have a former Iraqi chemical weapons factory within their captured territory, though officials said that the 2,500 weapons there are likely unfit for use and were sealed in a bunker more than 20 years ago.
Chlorine gas was widely used during World War I and was responsible for killing thousands of soldiers. It is banned under the Chemical Weapons Convention, which nearly all nations have either acceded to or ratified.
This post was edited on 10/24/14 at 7:33 am
Posted on 10/24/14 at 7:33 am to WeeWee
Bush's case was based on Iraq's ongoing manufacturing of WMDs. Remember Colin Powells lecture on mobile trucks, etc.? This is also germans - it came out a couple of weeks ago.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 7:33 am to WeeWee
Am I the only one that thinks a great deal of Saddam's chemical weapons were moved to Syria after he knew we were coming after him?
It's highly plausible that these were later re-captured by the ISIS thugs in Syria to play around with later.
It's highly plausible that these were later re-captured by the ISIS thugs in Syria to play around with later.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 8:18 am to WeeWee
So I guess we have an excuse to invade any country with Chlorine supplies under the guise of WMD's? All those ruthless dictators out there with swimming pools and cleaning products.
Although I do seem to recall someone in the Bush administration trying to drum up support for the war in Iraq based on the fact that their hospitals had cleaning supplies and medical equipment. Wasn't that some pathetic ambassador or something?
Although I do seem to recall someone in the Bush administration trying to drum up support for the war in Iraq based on the fact that their hospitals had cleaning supplies and medical equipment. Wasn't that some pathetic ambassador or something?
Posted on 10/24/14 at 8:23 am to WeeWee
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The Islamic State group used chlorine gas against Iraqi police officers in what appears to be the first confirmed use of chemical weapons by the militants, according to a Washington Post report.
We went to war over this?
Posted on 10/24/14 at 9:02 am to WeeWee
I was under the impression that everyone already knew Saddam had Chem weapons. Hell his gas campaign against the Kurds drew worldwide condemnation. It seems pretty weak to try to justify the war all these years later by pointing out something already known, as if Bush sold the war on Chem weapons alone. I seem to remember the warmongers using a different word to drum up fear at home - nuclear. Or dubious links to Al Qaeda.
This post was edited on 10/24/14 at 9:09 am
Posted on 10/24/14 at 9:36 am to WeeWee
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Iraq officials said two other crude chlorine gas attacks have occurred, though few details exist, the Post reported.
How crude are we talking here? Mixing bleach and ammonia isn't exactly complicated. You don't need to raid a chemical weapons depot for that.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:25 am to WeeWee
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The militants have a former Iraqi chemical weapons factory within their captured territory, though officials said that the 2,500 weapons there are likely unfit for use and were sealed in a bunker more than 20 years ago.
Isn't it great the inspectors abandoned their monitoring of this facility when Bush invaded Iraq?
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