Wouldnt they have used them against the American troops entering the country in 2003??? I mean seriously people, why would Iraq hide the weapons, if they hate our way of life and want to kill all Americans? Wouldnt the Iraqi "terrorists" use them against the American soldiers??
What do you think?
2006-06-23 16:37:43 · 13 answers · asked by khaoticwarchild 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Furthermore, why wouldnt Iraq bad guys use them against American soldiers?? I mean US military was going to invade and destroy the country's infrastructure one way or another...
2006-06-23 16:45:00 · update #1
First, Saddam has been trying to hide his chemical weapons for over a decade. He just didn't start hiding WMD's when the Coalition invaded. Also if Saddam was stupid enough to use them against Coalition forces he would have the entire International community against him. He would have proved the Bush administrations accusation that he is ruthless and dangerous(which he is). Sanctions would be the least of his worries. Could you imagine the death toll of Iraqi civilians who have little to no defence against chemical weapons? Besides, US troops are trained in the earliest phases to protect themselves against chemical attack. A chemical attack would have a minimal effect against them since they are issued gas masks and chemical treatment gear. I would know, I was in the Marine Corp during the first gulf war.
Second, you're confusing Iraqi's with terrorists. Liberals like you seem to do all the time. Confuse things. Iraqi's don't hate our way of life, the Islamic fundamentalists fighting in Iraq do. Most of the insurgents are foriegn fighters or Sunni's trying to re-establish thier rule. Wasn't Al zarqawi a jordanian? You have to remember that 90% of the country is moving along fine. Out of the 19 provinces in Iraq only 3 see significant insurgent attacks and most of those center around Baghdad. Think before you speak.
I have a couple of Marine buddys that are over there now and the Iraqi's treat them fairly well. Its the nutjobs you have to worry about. Thier biggest requests from Iraqi civilians are DVD's and music cd's. Hip-hop and Britney Spears seems to be popular with them. They are fighting right now for thier country along side US troops.
So stop spinning and confusing things. It only makes you look like an idiot. Since you like asking for proof, (you can't prove any of your rantings), try the congressional record and any of a deluge of resolutions and reports made by the UN in the last 15 years. Hey, you can even watch CNN and request this info since I know you are an life-long viewer.
If you would take the time to research a little to form an opinion instead of pulling one out of your a**, maybe people would take you more seriously.
2006-06-25 15:13:58 · answer #1 · answered by Qpid59 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They don't now and never did have WMDs. They did have and use mustard gas against the Kurds, and I suppose that may in fact qualify as a WMD, but Mustard gas was used in WWI by the Germans, so it's not a very powerfull WMD. And you are right, if they had WMDs, they would have used them against the Iranians in the Iran-Iraq war, and against the Coalition forces during Desert Storm and again in the last Invasion. Knowing what kind of Maniac Sodamn Insane was, do you think he would have hesitated to use them? I think not.
2006-06-23 16:45:39 · answer #2 · answered by Crowfeather 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crowfeather, you're an idiot. Mustard gas isn't a WMD??? They had sarin and mustard gas. Take a deep whiff of Mustard gas if you feel it isn't that bad.
As to why he didn't use it. We were all in our NBC suits for the first two weeks of the invasion. He couldn't have stopped us even if he wanted to.
EDIT: Look at coverage from the first two weeks of the war, ever wonder why we are wearing green suits in the desert? Those are our chemical protective suits. We wore those in addition to rubber boots over our combat boots and we are trained to don and clear our gas masks in less than 8 seconds.
2006-06-23 16:48:49 · answer #3 · answered by Richard M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were NEVER any WMD's!! I think the USA should take Hussane clean him up...and send him back over to Iraq and let him handle his crazy folks!! HE SURE was before we went over and jumped on his butt.... Bush and gang are way to stupid to even think about doing that.
2006-06-23 16:50:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah... you know saddam... he always loved the American troops so much and I'm sure he didn't use it just to be nice... or to gain favor...
COME ON... HE'S A DICTATOR... HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT FAVOR OR THE TROOPS... HE WANTS TO WIN AT ALL COSTS AND IF HE DOESN'T WIN, THEN HE WANTS TO TAKE EVERYONE DOWN WITH HIM...
one minute conservatives say saddam is a bloodthirsty mad man... the next he's a caring considerate person who doesn't want to cause any more trouble... which is it?
2006-06-23 16:47:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cricket, he was a punk in a tough neighborhood and trying to hold power. Metaphorically, he put his hand in his pocket stuck out his finger and made like he was carrying a gun to give his enemies pause so they wouldn't kick his behind.
2006-06-23 17:04:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could it be they didn't want to piss us off. We sold them the weapons and just maybe they did not have all the parts. That could be how Bush knew the Iraquis had them. Hmmmm!
2006-06-23 16:42:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They DID have them in 1991 when we launched an attack against them to throw them out of Kuwait.
Saddam had plenty of gas then, but he didn't use it. He never used it, but he damn sure could have!!
2006-06-23 16:45:16 · answer #8 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Richard M's source is true, then he is by far the most knowledgeable on the subject and everyone else is just stupid.
2006-06-23 17:02:59 · answer #9 · answered by takeashot30 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Japan once said "I believe we have awoken a sleeping giant-when they went after Pearl Harbor
2006-06-23 16:45:24 · answer #10 · answered by Sounder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋