Oxrock Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Yahoo news via Ace UK Experts To Assist In Destruction of Saddam Hussein's Remaining Stores of Chemical Weapons —Ace Yes, you read that correctly. Not even a hint of acknowledgement in this AP report that the question of Saddam Hussein's chemical warfare stocks is something of a contentious point in US and world politics. So, these chemical weapons will be destroyed, without anyone much bothering to note that they exist. Britain will help the Iraqi government dispose of what's left of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons, still stored in two bunkers in north of Baghdad, the British embassy in Baghdad announced Monday.... Saddam stored the chemical weapons near population centers so that he could access them quickly, despite the danger to his civilian population. It's possible that these weapons were stored under UN seal, as some of Iraq's uranium was; that is to say, it's possible these stores were already acknowledged and hence already "counted." Bear in mind I'm just speculating about that possibility. The article doesn't point anything like that out. Let that sink in a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) Let that sink in a bit. so bush lied about there being WMDs beforehand and then lied about there not being WMDs afterwards? Is that like one of those Buddhist koans that take a while to sink in? Edited August 1, 2012 by Joe_the_6_pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 so bush lied about there being WMDs beforehand and then lied about they're not being WMDs afterwards? That kind of bizarre behavior out of a president really does take a while to sink in Bush Bad! It is Bush's fault, before that it was Clinton's fault... Soon to be Obama's fault. One thing is for sure... Romney is NOT Obama!... Mitt's gonna take all the lady's to heaven on his coat tails! Go Mitt go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxrock Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Bush Bad! It is Bush's fault, before that it was Clinton's fault... Soon to be Obama's fault. One thing is for sure... Romney is NOT Obama!... Mitt's gonna take all the lady's to heaven on his coat tails! Go Mitt go! Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 At this point, they're nothing more than toxic waste anyway. If I had to guess, they probably were when we invaded: Iraqi chemical weapons had a very short shelf life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 At this point, they're nothing more than toxic waste anyway. If I had to guess, they probably were when we invaded: Iraqi chemical weapons had a very short shelf life. That's right. The potent stuff was moved to Syria to avoid capture- like they flew their fighter planes to Iran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 That's right. The potent stuff was moved to Syria to avoid capture- like they flew their fighter planes to Iran. Still wouldn't have lasted. I think even their mustard gas had a six-month shelf life, max. I hope Syria's enjoying their sludge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 That's right. The potent stuff was moved to Syria to avoid capture- like they flew their fighter planes to Iran. My sarcasm meter is broken... is this legit or a joke? Sorry for the confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 My sarcasm meter is broken... is this legit or a joke? Sorry for the confusion. Legit in Gulf War 1 Act 1: the Iraqi Air Force, after realizing in a couple of days that they were going to be annihilated on the ground, basically flew to "safety" in Iran...an the Iranians said "Gee, thanks for the shiny new planes!" That's a big reason why the Iraqi Air Force currently basically amounts to an old C-130, a couple of Cessnas, and some hot air balloons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 My sarcasm meter is broken... is this legit or a joke? Sorry for the confusion. You weren't aware of this? http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/airforce.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Legit in Gulf War 1 Act 1: the Iraqi Air Force, after realizing in a couple of days that they were going to be annihilated on the ground, basically flew to "safety" in Iran...an the Iranians said "Gee, thanks for the shiny new planes!" That's a big reason why the Iraqi Air Force currently basically amounts to an old C-130, a couple of Cessnas, and some hot air balloons. Interesting. Thanks for the information. You weren't aware of this? http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/airforce.htm Nope. Thanks for the link. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Interesting. Thanks for the information. Nope. Thanks for the link. Much appreciated. What, did you sleep through the early '90s? Too bad. You missed the classic moment where Saddam basically said that he expected the planes to be returned after the war, and the Iranians basically responded " :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 What, did you sleep through the early '90s? Too bad. You missed the classic moment where Saddam basically said that he expected the planes to be returned after the war, and the Iranians basically responded " :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:" That's hilarious! I had no idea. ...I was too busy being a stupid in the 90s to pay attention to much other than girls and sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 And they packed their bacterial and viral strains for biologicals in several wheeled Liquid nitrogen tanks (we called them R2D2s) and drove them in a van to Syria. Kadafi said that Saddam was doing his nuclear research in Libya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 That's hilarious! I had no idea. ...I was too busy being a stupid in the 90s to pay attention to much other than girls and sports. Thanks to others for the follow up. I can't post as often as I'd like. There were also several SuperBowls that happened around then. I hope you didn't miss those. Wait... maybe you're better off if you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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