Posted on 09/21/2016 2:45:49 PM PDT by Pinkbell
Washington (CNN)ISIS is suspected of firing a shell with mustard agent that landed at the Qayyara air base in Iraq Tuesday where US and Iraqi troops are operating, according to several US officials.
The shell was categorized by officials as either a rocket or artillery shell. After it landed on the base, just south of Mosul, US troops tested it and received an initial reading for a chemical agent they believe is mustard.
No US troops were hurt or have displayed symptoms of exposure to mustard agent.
One official said the agent had "low purity" and was "poorly weaponized." A second official called it "ineffective."
A US defense official said troops had gone out to look at the ordnance after it landed. Based on seeing what they thought was a suspect substance, two field tests were conducted.
The first test was positive and the second was negative, the official said. The substance is now being sent to a lab for further examination.
US troops involved in the incident went through decontamination showers as a precaution. No troops have shown any symptoms of exposure, such as skin blistering. CNN has reported on previous instances where ISIS has fired rounds with mustard agents in Iraq and Syria.
The officials said they "had expected" that ISIS might try use chemical weapons as US and Iraqi forces push towards Mosul in an effort to take the city back from ISIS. Several hundred US troops are using the base as a staging area for supporting Iraqi forces.
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Hmmm. Guess they found that somewhere in Iraq.
And Obama and Clinton want to minimize and dismiss Islamic terrorism. Enough! Time to take the war to anyone who doesn’t denounce Islamic terrorism. Give our troops license to kill them.
The gas came through BENGHAZI....?
Hmmm. Guess they found that somewhere in Iraq.
Surely cant be. No WMD’s in Iraq. And besides, ISIS is a JV team. You expect me to believe they could get their hands on WMD’s.
Can”t wait til the Law and Order candidate wins!
But who can believe anything on CNN?
All those degrees in chemical engineering from US schools to foreign nationals are finally paying off.
Wind has to be juuuuuuust right.
THAT is why Aum ShinRiKyou chose the subway:
Confined airspace.
obama you ####. Sorry but no troops were destroyed for life because of you this time.
I can’t wait till you’re out of office.
And I’m comforted by knowing that whenever your time comes, you are going straight to ####ing hell!!!
Its that pesky JV team again.
If true, this sets up a whole new scenario.
If WMDs are used against your troops, then WMDs can now be used against the enemy.................
Wait, what? I thought Obozo pulled all American troops out of Iraq?
There must be some mistake, couldn't be American troops.......
Unexpected in a war of “narratives”.
sarc//
Does mustard gas have an “expiration” date. Would mustard gas manufactured years ago be effective today?
Thank you Obama.... Thank you Hillary... Blood is on their hands
Cant be leftists have been telling us for YEARS that Bush lied and there were no WMD’s
There were WMDs but Bush didn’t want word getting out:
http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/bombshell-new-york-times-reports-wmds-found-iraq/
"You were right, we shouldn't have stopped at that hot dog vendor, now I'm having a mustard gas attack and I need another diaper change."
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