Iraq has poison bombs

The Sunday Telegraph ^ | February 23, 2003 | Philip Sherwell and David Wastell

[AndrewC]

The Viet Cong made land mines with nothing more than a bullet, a lump of clay and a nail.

Yep, and they are a world power now.

[AndrewC]

So many questions, so few answers..

So few answers are needed. They are dead. (Or ded if you prefer)

[Lady In Blue]

hehehe! I know.

[null and void]

In case you missed it, they won that war...

[mikenola]

Much thanks for the link! BTW, Chemical Ali is decribed in detail in Ken Pollock's book, which I'm reading now. I would recommend it for all FReepers.

Iraq is *clearly* the most odious regime the US has had to confront since WWII.

[judicial meanz]

Any time. Glad I could help !

[fightinJAG]

bump

[AndrewC]

In case you missed it, they won that war...

Yes, it is known as a Pyrrhic victory. I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it.

[shezza]

Ping!

[ApesForEvolution]

Honestly, all Iraqis should be notified by whatever means possible 3 days before attack that if they stay, sorry, but they will die. And then nuke the place...

[Antoninus]

Note to Saddam: you drop one of these bombs on our troops, and it will be the last thing you ever do.

Don't worry Ivan. I don't think any of his planes will ever get off the ground, and if a couple should, they'll only be in the air about 45 seconds....

[ApesForEvolution]

Froggy toilet truffles aren't to be trusted. Does anyone remember how many Ameriand and British troops were killed by frogs in Africa during WWII? What a worthless 'leader' of Europe. They have a day of reckoning coming.

[AndrewC]

Don't worry Ivan. I don't think any of his planes will ever get off the ground,

Modern jets need long stretches of concrete. I don't expect many will be available after the shooting starts. Our technology has improved in the past 12 years. I don't think Iraq has had the same advantage.

[aculeus]

The scariest report, mentioned en passant by Bob Woodward on the CNN Larry King program, was that they had small aircraft dispersers chemicals of capable of flying 500 miles and of being launched from a frieghter ... at the US homeland.

Woodward, unfortunately, is connected to US intelligence.

[George W. Bush]

Rather, it is that he will deploy these weapons against large civilian targets.

Yes, in a last-ditch stand in Baghdad, to release the gas on our troops moving in and just happen to hit 50,000 of his own people. We get blamed and slowed way down. Maybe even stopped if it's Novichok or VX.

The Pentagon has made statements to indicate they are planning for the situation. The problem is, Saddam is such a vicious killer that you can't count on him to do the rational thing.

I do agree with your other points.

One of the things we never hear discussed is how to secure the WMD. These are very portable and would fetch a good price in other countries or from terrorists. Like the USSR, a collapse can let very deadly weapons fall into the wrong hands or, even worse, it just disappears.

[Siobhan]

That's Chiraq not Chirac ...

;^)

[APBaer]

"Froggy toilet truffles aren't to be trusted."

Moi?

[nickcarraway]

ChIraq

Yes, I like that.

[Republic]

< The defector from Iraq states >"Saddam will never surrender these weapons," said Ali. "They are as much a part of his life as eating and drinking."

We are very, very blessed at this juncture in history to have grown-ups with vision leading this wonderful nation, as well as Prime Minister Blair, who suffers from his strength of conviction founded on a knowledge of Iraq's treachery.

I thank our Father for our masterful leadership and the leadership of other nations who all are willing to sacrifice political points in order to provide for our safety.

President Bush understands his job and does not vere from the course.

In the end, England and America are exceedingly blessed just now.

Bill Klinton would have sacrificed our future for back slaps from Kofi and Mandela and Arafat-and my guess is that al gore would have done the same with klinton whispering at his back.

[AndrewC]

The scariest report, mentioned en passant by Bob Woodward on the CNN Larry King program, was that they had small aircraft dispersers chemicals of capable of flying 500 miles and of being launched from a frieghter

<BLIX>What chemicals? </BLIX>