Because Saddam and Assad were not allies (Syria fought against him in 1990), the Bush government seemed to less than sure that this supposed transfer ever happened and even if it did, Iraqi Sarin for example degraded to the point of ineffectiveness within a matter of months.
Whatever is left of Saddam era agents are probably still toxic, but not effective as weapons.
Flame away gentlemen, but someone needed to bring this thread back to earth.
I’ve had multiple classes in agGraduate school program taught by various Bush administration officials, and people highly placed in US military intelligence, from Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003-2004 time period.
When the subject of Iraqi chemical weapons is discussed in class, not a one has even mentioned, much less claimed, that Iraq had a large program and stockpile and moved it to Syria. The discussion has ALWAYS been about why we thought Iraq had an active CW and BW program and stockpile, but it turns out that they didn’t (there were of course scattered, very old chemical shells, etc. left over from the pre-1991 Iraqi programs).
Somehow I think they are more likely to be right than assorted message board posters who refuse to admit they were ever wrong about something.
I agree with you, and I think it is a pity people are not more cool-headed, and looking at the real historical record.