Posted on 09/18/2014 7:59:38 PM PDT by Nachum
Chlorine isn't classified as a chemical weapon, as it is a universally available industrial chemical. It's a good way of inflicting terror, but isn't actually very deadly or effective (relative to other poison gases) - although blowing up a chlorine bomb in your face is not generally recommended (ask ISIS).
Chlorine is an industrial chemical available practically everywhere. It's not classified as a poison gas under international law, because it's so universal (and not very effective).
Thank you.
You didn’t expect it to be from CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, Al Jazeera, New York Times, Washington Post etc. did you?
No, but that was a non sequitur ………… Ha Ha.......
Cylinders of chlorine gas are widely available in most countries. It is about as low tech as possible.
The rebels overran a chlorine gas factory in Syria over a year ago. That was when they were working for Obama.
“I will say this, they start using that and the gloves are off.”
The gloves should have already been “off”. Wouldn’t it be a shame if we just continued to sit back and let the world go renegade....and THEN, we all die because of our utter inaction?
Who can we expect, from the “founding fathers”, to be more saddened because of, and more disappointed in....our feckless leader?....or WE, the People?...who also have a Constitutional duty to secure our nation. Both from within, and without.
Frankly, I agree with you. It concerns me that many folks here don’t. That’s still a widely held opinion though.
“Allahu Akbar!”
Impossible, there’s no chemical (chlorine) weapons in Iraq.
IMO, this proves who was really gassing people in Syria.
Anyone remember Gabriel Heater?
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Yep. 1940’s radio. Late afternoon hours in TX; I think he followed the Lone Ranger. My grandmother lived with us and she always listened.
I prefer to imagine 72 virgin hogzillas.
Wouldn't it be hydrochloric acid?
I understand that.....I also understand we are talking about a war torn country with almost zero industrial base and a group of fighters who live in the desert
Hydrochloric acid is correct.
Incorrect. Chlorine is widely used in Iraq and Syria for, among other things, disinfecting water so that the highly polluted Tigris and Euphrates rivers can be made drinkable. I have no idea where this chlorine came from (which could be from any number of sources), but previous chlorine gas attacks have used chlorine pilfered from water companies. Second, ISIS fighters don't live in the "desert" -- we're not talking about roaming bands of bedouin, these guys are based in major urban centers like Raqqah, Fallujah and Mosul.
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