you cant have it both ways.
2006-09-19 03:53:18 · 8 answers · asked by joseph m 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Gas in a WMD no matter who its used against. No one has a monopoly on death.
2006-09-19 04:12:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gas cannot really be classified as a weapon of mass destruction as when used against a population the effects cannot be truly judged as destructive on a massive scale as the winds can move the gas quickly and so limit the effects. The only time i am aware of gas being used to Mass destructive was against a non muslim population. As many people are aware the Jewish population during the second world ward (along with many other peoples). Weapons of Mass Destruction are negative in all contexts and there should be no excuse for possession of or use of these weapons. Even for our own countries.
2006-09-19 11:11:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eh?
I take it you're referring to Saddam Hussein being on trial for the massacre of the Kurds using poison gas, and somehow trying to say that all this talk about there not being WMDs when the Americans/British invaded in 2003 is rubbish because he used gas before?
Note timeframe. The incident with the Kurds happened during the Iran/Iraq war back in the 80s. It is now generally accepted that Iraq did not have WMDs at the time the second gulf war started because none was found. At the time the drums were beating for the second gulf war, Iraq did not have WMDs. George Bush et al said they did, (or as Rumsfeld put it "it's in the north, east, south, west of Baghdad") but they didn't. They may have had some 20 years before, but at the time the war started, they didn't.
Clear?
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I think it's reasonable to say that when Bush mentions WMD, he's referring to gas as well - a weapon that kills/destroys indescriminately.
2006-09-19 10:59:50 · answer #3 · answered by k² 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Truth is the first casualty of war.
Using radoactive Uranium (DU) weapons is definately a WMD. With a half life of over 4billion years, it will be around and killing people for a long time.
2006-09-19 11:03:19 · answer #4 · answered by Nothing to say? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moreso unless it's used against a country that isn't part of the Clique. Saudi's would be defended too, remember?
2006-09-19 11:04:14 · answer #5 · answered by Huey Freeman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gas is not a WMD as far as im aware.
2006-09-19 11:01:33 · answer #6 · answered by Alfred E. Newman 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
WMD refers to bombs, which destroy everything. Gas simply kills people but doesn't destroy the surroundings.
2006-09-19 11:01:12 · answer #7 · answered by Meggz21 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is not an answer to your question unless it provides some help to a non-clear questioner; perhaps fewer negatives?
2006-09-19 11:17:36 · answer #8 · answered by Sangmo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋