Sick of Liberals..

[Sniper]

Originally posted by WharfRat
Sniper!!!

Geez - oh - man ... you can't be serious!!!

Why do we have the suits? for protection against IRAQ'S chemical weapons...
You're now saying that the US is known to use chem weapon??? and that any country need to "defend" themselves against a possible US chem attack?

Please dude... there is NO reason for them to be concerned about chemical warfare, unless they intend to wage it themselves...they know it, I know it, and deep down, I think you know it too.....

So they are going to launch these artillary shells into their own troops? I'm not buying that.

[PhinPhan1227]

Originally posted by Sniper
Way out? There are many countries that have these suits. Does this make them automatically guilty of having chemical weapons? Or does it mean that their governments are protecting their troops from a possible chemical attack?

Of the two countries, which are known Chemical weapons users, Israel or Iraq? As such, who has the burden of proof that they WON'T use chemical weapons, Israel or Iraq? Lastly, of the two countries, who has launched attacks against the others civilian populations, Israel or Iraq? I think calling that theory a stretch is perfectly justified.

[WharfRat]

Originally posted by Sniper
Way out? There are many countries that have these suits. Does this make them automatically guilty of having chemical weapons? Or does it mean that their governments are protecting their troops from a possible chemical attack?

Sniper ... yes almost every military is issued chem suits... however, if a US unit was deployed in an area that posed no threat of chemical attack, they wouldn't bother toting them around....
I was deployed in operations to countries that did not pose a chemical threat, suits were left behind....

[PhinPhan1227]

Originally posted by Sniper
So they are going to launch these artillary shells into their own troops? I'm not buying that.

Dude, buy a clue! You issue your own troops chem suits and atropine because the weapons are completely unpredictable. The weapons are deployed in aerosol form, so if the wind blows the wrong way, you get your own weapon back in your face. It's SOP to have the troops that deploy these weapons issued chem suits and atropine for that VERY reason.

[WharfRat]

Originally posted by Sniper
So they are going to launch these artillary shells into their own troops? I'm not buying that.

Sniper... get with it... you drop chem weapons...THEY SPREAD.... it's not a precision thing... you think mustard gas stays where you aim it? Of course not... the wind blows it, it drifts, it spreads... and then... do you want to take the position just vacated by the now burned up enemy? If so... you'd better have a suit...

[Sniper]

Originally posted by PhinPhan1227
Of the two countries, which are known Chemical weapons users, Israel or Iraq?

I agree that Iraq has... But, who supplied them with these weapons at that time and who trained them?

Originally posted by PhinPhan1227
As such, who has the burden of proof that they WON'T use chemical weapons, Israel or Iraq?

Hence, the need for inspections.

Originally posted by PhinPhan1227
Lastly, of the two countries, who has launched attacks against the others civilian populations, Israel or Iraq? I think calling that theory a stretch is perfectly justified.

Ask the Palistineans if they are civilians... also ask them who routinely launches attacks against them?

[Penthos]

Isreal has been violating UN resolutions for years... I guess we go after them next.

[WharfRat]

Originally posted by Sniper
I agree that Iraq has... But, who supplied them with these weapons at that time and who trained them?

good question... who did?

Hence, the need for inspections.

12 more years? Is that enough time?

Ask the Palistineans if they are civilians... also ask them who routinely launches attacks against them?

conversly...ask the students in the Mall if they were civilians... before the Palestinian "civilian" marched in there with a bomb strapped to his ass....

[Sniper]

Does Israel have chemical weapons?

Does Israel have missiles capable of reaching Iraq?

Does Israel have chemical weapons warheads for this missiles?

Does israel have jets that can drop these weapons?

[Sniper]

My point is these chem suits are not a huge smoking gun... Every country has them. If Iraq is allowed to have them under the U.N. sanctions then I don't see how this is proof.