"I was a nuclear, biological, chemical senior NCO (non-commissioned officer)," he said.
Now why would the Army need to mobilize a retired reservist with this unique skill set? After all, there are no WMDs in Iraq.
Syria, Iran coming up?
"After all, there are no WMDs in Iraq."
It seems likely they are expecting some use for him there if that is where he is sent....however, the large stockpiles the US clearly expected to produce upon invading, including weapons deployable in 45 minutes, etc., simply have not turned up in the way expected. To call that anything less that a major political blunder by bush and blair is understatement.