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Bluenorthwest

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8. Firms in the UK sold them component chemicals well after the intent of that government was known.

Reply to dballance (Original post)

Sun Sep 1, 2013, 10:22 AM

Sep 2013

The gas that Saddam used on the Kurds and Iranians was made with assistance from companies in the US, UK, France, Germany and the Netherlands. No one did a thing when he used them wantonly. Well, Reagan sent Rumsfeld to shake Saddam's hand 4 months after the largest gas attack since WW1.

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So When are We Going to Bomb the Chemical Weapons Manufacturers? [View all] dballance Sep 2013 OP

And ruin a profit industry? malaise Sep 2013 #1

Good question. Do the substances have any non-lethal applications? n/t Smarmie Doofus Sep 2013 #2

We will not be bombing Europe and the United States. tridim Sep 2013 #3

Apparently your ability to detect sarcasm is impaired. dballance Sep 2013 #4

That must be it. tridim Sep 2013 #11

Heck yeah, great post! Zorra Sep 2013 #5

You realize Russia has a "MIC" too? I've seen numerous DU'ers seem oblivious to that fact. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #6

Good Point! dballance Sep 2013 #9

Syria never signed the Chemical Weapons Treaty. randome Sep 2013 #7

Firms in the UK sold them component chemicals well after the intent of that government was known. Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #8

Lets bomb England! HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #15

What makes you think it is highly unlikely? bluedigger Sep 2013 #10

If international law bans the manufacture of these weapons Nye Bevan Sep 2013 #12

It was built to counter Israel's 'non-existent' nukes jakeXT Sep 2013 #13

Too many people are making a huge amount of money from it. SummerSnow Sep 2013 #14

good question, will never happen as long as there is profit in it gopiscrap Sep 2013 #16

yes. robinlynne Sep 2013 #17

You might want to check on the shelf life of sarin gas. Barack_America Sep 2013 #18

Why would you think it unlikely? Igel Sep 2013 #19