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4. Saddam used chemical weapons over 20 years ago. How did that

Reply to alcibiades_mystery (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 08:00 AM

Sep 2013

lead to more use of them? I think you can make the argument that it led to less use of them/

Your position on chemical warfare seems a little muddled to me. You grant that DU and WP are chemical weapons, but leave it hanging there. You say that chemical warfare against civilians is unacceptable; what about against troops? According to the convention, that too is unacceptable.

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Syria a national security threat to the U.S.? [View all] Harmony Blue Sep 2013 OP

It's bullshit. And, it is only being trotted out because support wasn't there for humanitatrian morningfog Sep 2013 #1

+1 and extra points for "humanitarian bombing" idwiyo Sep 2013 #2

Normalization of chemical warfare is a national security threat to all nations, though alcibiades_mystery Sep 2013 #3

Saddam used chemical weapons over 20 years ago. How did that cali Sep 2013 #4

The nations of the world did not mobilize Harmony Blue Sep 2013 #5