[AmericanVictory]

At this point, if the Iraqi military were to seek to use chemical shells in artillery, actual combat experience in past wars indicates they would probably do more harm to themselves. At the present operational succcess level in this war, they would probably get jammed and have the toxins blow up upon themselves.

[concerned about politics]

At the present operational succcess level in this war, they would probably get jammed and have the toxins blow up upon themselves.

Good time to use the microwave bombs so they can't launch them.

[Professional]

Something about spitting in the wind is what came to mind. Good point.

[Mark]

At the present operational succcess level in this war, they would probably get jammed and have the toxins blow up upon themselves.

That would be a shame!

[FredZarguna]

At this point, if the Iraqi military were to seek to use chemical shells in artillery, actual combat experience in past wars indicates they would probably do more harm to themselves.

This is a point far too often overlooked, and one of the prime reasons that it was necessary--in this asymmetric war--to go after Iraq. Under optimal conditions these weapons can be tremendously dangerous to concentrated civilian populations [although by no means as lethal as the FUD pundits have claimed]. But they have far less efficacy against a highly mobile opponent, especially on a non-linear battlefield.

They may be usable if there is some kind of "siege" around Baghdad. But we aren't going to let that happen, either.