Pentagon Reportedly Hushed Up Chemical Weapons Finds In Iraq

mr_mischief writes "Multiple sources report that the US found remnants of WMD programs, namely chemical weapons, in Iraq after all. Many US soldiers were injured by them, in fact. The Times reports: "From 2004 to 2011, American and American-trained Iraqi troops repeatedly encountered, and on at least six occasions were wounded by, chemical weapons remaining from years earlier in Saddam Hussein's rule. In all, American troops secretly reported finding roughly 5,000 chemical warheads, shells or aviation bombs, according to interviews with dozens of participants, Iraqi and American officials, and heavily redacted intelligence documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act."

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Re:Designed in US, Built in EU, Filled in Iraq

[EasyTarget]

...It's not clear if the contents of those weapons is still usable or whether ISIS has the technology to deploy them....

Oh so that's why the MIC and Fox are suddenly gushing this from their anus; they are trying to garner support for action against Isis. Pathetic.

Re:So confused

[budgenator]

Typical Liberal-progressive think, there was chemical weapons in Iraq period. Saddam signed a cease-fire saying he would report all WMD and to allow UN weapons inspectors to inspect for unreported WMD. He failed to satisfy the treaty and the war resumed. Nothing about old vs new WMD was needed.