The thing that no one has explained, however, is if Saddam had a WMD program and that program was then handed over to Syria, why didn’t Saddam ever use WMDs- except back during the Reagan administration.
If he had a program, why were none ever deployed to invade Kuwait, or to defend Kuwait once occupied, or to defend Iraq once they were driven from Kuwait, or why they were never used while we kept Saddam under our thumb during the 1990’s or during the invasion this time around. If they are in Syria, why didn’t the Syrians use them against the Israelis or Lebanese Army during the hostilities in Beiruit last summer or smuggle some back into Iraq to aid insurgents.
I think if this threat ever existed it would have been deployed.
I think if this threat ever existed it would have been deployed.
Likely reasons that it has not been deployed:
(1) Saddam and his forces no longer had access to the WMD material to deploy it;
(2) Those who have access/custody of the WMD would not benefit by using it and/or would face extreme retaliation if they chose to deploy it;
(3) Deploying the WMD would confirm that the material WAS there and WAS secreted out of Iraq during all the wrangling with the UN;
(4) Deploying the WMD would vindicate Bush and the US and refocus the War on Terrorism against the custodian nation/states (e.g. Syria);
(5) Deploying the WMD would validate the pre-emptive strike against Iraq by showing the danger they posed and would increase the perceived importance of dealing with Iran before it achieves true nuclear warfare capability (not to mention that it would probably result in massive airstrikes that would literally wipe Damascus off the map.)
The Syrians probably believe that once Bush is gone the US resolve to respond fiercely and decisively if they deploy the WMD will have waned.
Are you serious? Saddam used WMDs on the Kurds in his own country. It does not matter when he used them, Reagan administration or not. He had them. Unless you wish to deny that he killed the Kurds using chem weapons. I'm sure the Kurds have a different take on that.
Put a little thought into this. You don't need WMDs to overrun a small country like Kuwait so you don't use them there. You don't defend Kuwait with them either because the opponents are armed with much bigger, nastier stuff than what you have. And once you are thrown out of Kuwait, you only use them as a last ditch defence when you have nothing else to lose because the opponents are armed with much bigger, nastier stuff than what you have. And when the war is not hot, you don't use them anyway.
WMDs are a big escalator and despite the fact that he was a beast, Saddam was not nuts.
Ask Israelis. They received Scuds in 1991.
If Scud is no WMD, please let me know what really is.
If he had a program, why were none ever deployed to invade Kuwait, or to defend Kuwait once occupied, or to defend Iraq once they were driven from Kuwait, or why they were never used while we kept Saddam under our thumb during the 1990’s or during the invasion this time around. If they are in Syria, why didn’t the Syrians use them against the Israelis or Lebanese Army during the hostilities in Beiruit last summer or smuggle some back into Iraq to aid insurgents.
I think if this threat ever existed it would have been deployed.
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This statement is light weight in logic. We told Saddam if he use WMD’s in Kuwait, we would turn Bagidad into shinny glass.
You need to read up on the backdoor communications that goes beyond the news the general sheep feeding level citizen sees.. IE MSM.
If he had a program, why were none ever deployed to invade Kuwait, or to defend Kuwait once occupied, or to defend Iraq once they were driven from Kuwait, or why they were never used while we kept Saddam under our thumb during the 1990’s or during the invasion this time around. If they are in Syria, why didn’t the Syrians use them against the Israelis or Lebanese Army during the hostilities in Beiruit last summer or smuggle some back into Iraq to aid insurgents.
I think if this threat ever existed it would have been deployed.
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This statement is light weight in logic. We told Saddam if he use WMD’s in Kuwait, we would turn Bagidad into shinny glass.
You need to read up on the backdoor communications that goes beyond the news the general sheep feeding level citizen sees.. IE MSM.
- The thing that no one has explained, however, is if Saddam had a WMD program and that program was then handed over to Syria, why didn’t Saddam ever use WMDs- except back during the Reagan administration. -
First of all - it took Saddam all of about ten minutes to overrun Kuwait. He didn’t need them.
Second - He knew that if he used them on the US, the response would have been nuclear (at least with this President).
Third - The Syrians haven’t used them because they know that we know where they are and if any show up in the US, we’ll have a pretty good idea where they came from.
They are resting safely until Iran has a nuke ...