Robert J. Niewiadomski
28th July 2012, 10:45
Remember hysteria over Iraqi's non existent chemical weapons back in 2003? Now it seems we are being served same old meal again...
No, Syria Doesn’t Have Saddam’s Chemical Weapons
By Kris Alexander July 27, 2012 | 1:16 pm | Categories: Chem, Iraq, Rogue States
As if warped by some giant conspiratorial black hole, any discussion of Syria’s chemical and biological weapons inevitably bends back in time and space to Iraq in 2003. Remember the meme that Saddam Hussein transferred his deadly weapons to Syria ahead of the U.S. invasion? If not, you can bet you’ll hear it if Bashar Assad follows through on his threat to use chemical weapons against a foreign incursion. But this retroactive justification for the Iraq invasion will be just as bogus as every other time it’s come up in the last 10 years.
I’ve already debunked one of the rumors about Iraq’s WMD. I’m not buying this one. Here’s why.
First: Think about it for a second. Strategically and militarily, it made no sense for Saddam to transfer his weapons of mass destruction to Syria. Saddam worked on acquiring WMD for a reason: to stave off an invasion and hold on to power.
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Full story: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/syria-iraq-wmd-meme/
No, Syria Doesn’t Have Saddam’s Chemical Weapons
By Kris Alexander July 27, 2012 | 1:16 pm | Categories: Chem, Iraq, Rogue States
As if warped by some giant conspiratorial black hole, any discussion of Syria’s chemical and biological weapons inevitably bends back in time and space to Iraq in 2003. Remember the meme that Saddam Hussein transferred his deadly weapons to Syria ahead of the U.S. invasion? If not, you can bet you’ll hear it if Bashar Assad follows through on his threat to use chemical weapons against a foreign incursion. But this retroactive justification for the Iraq invasion will be just as bogus as every other time it’s come up in the last 10 years.
I’ve already debunked one of the rumors about Iraq’s WMD. I’m not buying this one. Here’s why.
First: Think about it for a second. Strategically and militarily, it made no sense for Saddam to transfer his weapons of mass destruction to Syria. Saddam worked on acquiring WMD for a reason: to stave off an invasion and hold on to power.
(...)
Full story: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/syria-iraq-wmd-meme/