Chemical arms moved to Republican Guard, Iraqi POWs say

NYT via Star Tribune ^ | Mar 28, 2003 | Bernard Weinraub

[Diddley]

Statements from Iraqi prisoners of war and electronic eavesdropping on Iraqi government communications indicate that Saddam Hussein has moved chemical weapons to the Medina Division, one of three Republican Guard divisions guarding the approaches to Baghdad, Army officials have said.

[dila813]

How right you are!

[Mo1]

Hang in there .. our military is preparing for all possibilities ..

But they could use more prayers

[Happy2BMe]

Walp, our using WMD on Baghdad is ZERO - NATTA - NO WAY JOSE!

The ancient art of seige is about to commence.

Any bets on how long the slums of ragdad can hold out?

BTW: This action (if deployed by the ragheads) will incur immediate retribution throughout the rest of ragdad land on opposing forces.

[boxerblues]

No wonder Hans Blix decided to resign.


when did this happen????

[maxamillion]

Surround the city & send in a thousand snipers... They'll be out in a week...

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

[Although deployment of the weapons would give the lie to Saddam's denial that he had them, officers said Saddam might be calculating that the step would actually turn to his advantage and stunt the American assault.]

And, as a psychopath, he would believe this.

[Mo1]

wouldn't this cause the chemical agents to escape, killing iraqi troops in the area?

And maybe our troops that are in the area ..

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Well, if they use them. Let's nuke the Medina division ..

Agreed.

[Diddley]

BTW: This action (if deployed by the ragheads) will incur immediate retribution throughout the rest of ragdad land on opposing forces.

I'm unclear on what you mean by this.

[fhayek]

Well, that thought crossed my mind as well.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Our troops have the better chem suits and everyone is in them now. First priority will be to evacuate them.

Of course knowing those SOBs they will have their chem weapons stashed in nurseries and hospitals.

[Justice]

No wonder Hans Blix decided to resign.

when did this happen????

Blix resigned

[Eva]

Today, but it's not effective until July.

[fhayek]

You know what'll happen. We'll blow up their chemical weapons depot, unleasing dangerous chemical agents in a given area. Thousands of Iraqis will die, and the Iraqis will claim the U.S. is using chemical weapons on Iraq. Watch and see.

[Justice]

Better than our troops getting it...makes cleaning the vermin out of bagdad (sp-whatever) easier.

[Happy2BMe]

BTW: This action (if deployed by the ragheads) will incur immediate retribution throughout the rest of ragdad land on opposing forces.

I'm unclear on what you mean by this.

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If we get hit with WMD out of Baghdad, we cannot retaliate "in-kind"

At least not ON Baghdad. However, just as we determined in WWII that more lives would be saved and the war would be shortened by at least six months by nuking Nagasaki and Hiroshima, THAT option would be wide open on any remaining large pockets of eneemy forces.

The problem with THAT is there essentially are no other large pockets of resistence other than Baghdad and Basra - which are both off limits to being nuked due to civilian casualties (and rightfully so).

The daisy-cutter and new MOAB options are the only thing left THIS SIDE of nuclear.

[boxerblues]

thanks found the article......thought maybe the little rat decided to tuck tail and run now before the he can be blamed for anything that happens.

[John Valentine]

I assume that our gnomes out in Los Alamos have been busily constructing neutron bombs of the appropriate yield for battlefield use if the lid is taken off the WMD bunker by the Iraqis.

I believe that the position of the United States has been clear on this for all time. Use WMDs on us and we will use them on you. Only then, but then for sure. Otherwise it is not a deterrent.

And the only WMD device that makes sense in this situation is the neutron bomb.

[The Great Satan]

If somehow an operation could get proof of WMDs, Sadaam would crumble.

Why? From shame? Saddam exposed as liar, immediately offers to turn himself in?

[John Valentine]

No wonder Hans Blix decided to resign.

Effective July... Not soon enough for me.