From: "Halupovich Ilana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Israel's Secret Weapon Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 08:15:30 +0200
Jon wrote <<Does Israel _have_ either biological or chemical weapons? We've shown somewhat unambiguously onlist that they have nukes, but not the latter.>>
I really-really have no idea on both accounts. I hope that possibility will frighten our neighbours, at least the sane ones among them.
They certainly seem to be cowed. Neighboring arab countries haven't made any overt warlike moves in your direction for years -- with the exception of Iraq during Gulf War I. Considering Israel's tactical situation, that's a good thing.
<<I think a more relevant question is whether or not Saddam Hussein will use chemical weapons against coalition forces when he realizes he's about to lose the war. He, unlike the Israelis, has shown that he has no compunction in using them against his enemies. (He used them against Iranian troops in the '80s.)>>
You still are not getting it, don't you? :-( The question is, is he is going to use them against his own people and blame it on coalition forces. :-(
I get it, but don't think that will be a particularly effective ploy. The US has declared for years that the only WMDs we have in our possession are nukes. We don't own or use chemical or biological weapons. Coalition force leaders have been repeating this on the news for the past two days, pointing out that the found cache of Iraqi gas masks wouldn't have been stockpiled protection against a coalition chemical attack.
Also, he's scattered military hardware and troops in civilian areas. He might be cutting off his nose to spite his face if he gassed his own armies. That, of course, assumes that they aren't wearing protective gear.
Jon
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