Do I not recall that our troops discovered lots of this chemical weapons protective gear during the initial days? Our troops were fully outfitted as well for such an event. Both sides apparantly had reason to believe this eventuality was highly possible.
"Do I not recall that our troops discovered lots of this chemical weapons protective gear during the initial days?"
Yep
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/03/27/sprj.irq.iraq.chemical.suits/
UK: Chemical suits found in Iraq
Thursday, March 27, 2003 Posted: 3:15 PM EST (2015 GMT)
LONDON, England (CNN) -- British military officials said Thursday they found chemical weapons protection suits when Iraqi infantry abandoned a headquarters facility in the oil fields of southern Iraq.
Do I not recall that our troops discovered lots of this chemical weapons protective gear during the initial days?
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Yes, and our troops found supplies of atropine pre-loaded syringes, that also were purchased from foreign suppliers (French?). Apparently every Iraqi commander knew that he and his troops did not have chemicals but were told that the commands to their right and left had them, so all had to be prepared for the activation of the chemicals against the invading forces. All were shocked that no chemicals were used.
Remember the chickens that our troops took on the march, to be their early warning system, their canary in the coal mine?