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Harmony Blue

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5. The nations of the world did not mobilize

Reply to alcibiades_mystery (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 08:02 AM

Sep 2013

against Iraq when they used chemical weapons against Iran. To argue that this will enable other nations to use chemical weapons doesn't hold much weight. Depleted Uranium, Agent Orange, White Phosphorus are all mostly from U.S. use not other nations of the world.

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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