[syriacus]

Except for the chemical suits found with some Iraqi frontline units.

This too...Discovery of Chemical Suits Reinforces Concerns,Wednesday, March 26, 2003

CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar — A U.S. general said Wednesday the discovery of 3,000 chemical suits in a central Iraqi hospital that had been used as an Iraqi base raised concern that Saddam Hussein's regime was prepared to use chemical weapons.

"What we found at the hospital reinforces our concern," said Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks. "We are well-prepared to deal with the potential use of chemical weapons."

In addition to the chemical suits, the Central Command reported earlier that Marines found and confiscated gas masks and nerve gas antidote injectors in the hospital near An Nasiriyah.

[Betty Jo]

Wasnt that all old stuff, in broken dust covered boxes that looked as though they had been there before Gulf I ?

[txhurl]

Wow - from March 23, thanks. This makes a lot of sense. If we confiscated a good chunk of their protection against WMD, early on, stands to reason they'd be a lot less willing to deploy it.