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Many people assume Saddam Hussein has used chemical weapons only once or twice. The popular image is that of a dead Kurdish woman and her infant child lying near a street gutter in the town of Halajba. And it is true that Iraqi forces killed more than 5000 Kurds with checmial weapons in that particular attack.

But Saddam Husesein has used chemical weapons far more often and freely than many people suppose. In Iraq's long war with Iran in the 1980s chemical wepaons were often his weapon of choice. He has used them hundreds of times, almost always as offensive weapons. Chemical attacks are one of the few military operations his otherwise incompetent soldiers and airmen have developed a knack for.

Your absolutely right about the fact that S.H. has used chem weapons many times and that they have had experience. We can be sure he has the means and the will to do so again. Our guys know this in greater detail than must of us on FR. That is why I have to wonder what psychological effect he thinks will benefit him by sending over a a young guy to tell us what we already know. If this is psyops there has to be a reasonable benefit, and I have difficulty seeing what that might be. I wouldn't rule out psyops, but I tend to think this is legit.