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elehhhhna

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19. Btw, IIRC "we" are the only country to have used them.

Reply to MannyGoldstein (Reply #15)

Wed Aug 28, 2013, 06:34 PM

Aug 2013

If any nation uses them in the future, my money' son us.

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I do believe I agree with Markos Moulitsas on a rather controversial assertion. [View all] backscatter712 Aug 2013 OP

I agree too alarimer Aug 2013 #1

But gas makes it easier to inflict wholesale death MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #2

I agree that in an ideal world, chemical weapons would be out of line. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #6

WWI had mustard gas, and the laws were written because it was the first mass killings they'd seen. magical thyme Aug 2013 #8

And we've effectively sheathed nukes as well. MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #11

well banning, like charity, begins at home. we could start by destroying enough of our nukes so that magical thyme Aug 2013 #16

easier versus what? elehhhhna Aug 2013 #12

So we should start using nukes again? MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #15

Btw, IIRC "we" are the only country to have used them. elehhhhna Aug 2013 #19

They aren't great weapons. The outrage contains hypocrisy. DirkGently Aug 2013 #23

Chemical weapons vs. Incendiary weapons JoeyT Aug 2013 #34

The problem with chemicals Warpy Aug 2013 #3

And they are relatively easy to turn over to terrorists BlueStreak Aug 2013 #10

They aren't any different, but they didn't exist back in WWI. The red line was drawn at magical thyme Aug 2013 #20

I agree with you. BlueStreak Aug 2013 #32

that is my point. there is no difference. magical thyme Aug 2013 #39

the neocons and the administration didn't "suddenly" make this distinction Enrique Aug 2013 #4

Let's simplify by making the making of war a war crime. elehhhhna Aug 2013 #14

any first strike should be the war crime. magical thyme Aug 2013 #21

What a concept. War is a war crime. BlueStreak Aug 2013 #33

There has been a defacto elimination of the concept of war crimes Fumesucker Aug 2013 #22

Chemical weapons are banned for good reasons quinnox Aug 2013 #5

I agree with your second point. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #7

I agree, this would be a dumb move to get involved. Obama maybe stuck his foot in his mouth when he quinnox Aug 2013 #13

the idea of Chemical attacks being viewed this way is nothing new, it was the case long before OBama JI7 Aug 2013 #9

And when a child is killed by chemicals instead of a bullet through the head... joeybee12 Aug 2013 #17

How many Iraqis did his own government kill? malaise Aug 2013 #18

I think there is an honorable death notion in a battle to go down Cleita Aug 2013 #24

I thought Kerry's disappointment ... GeorgeGist Aug 2013 #25

Kos is a barbaric nitwit. MADem Aug 2013 #26

not humane cvoogt Aug 2013 #28

I agree with you that they are not humane. MADem Aug 2013 #43

But that is not the scenario cvoogt Aug 2013 #45

Well, I don't like killing. I don't. We live in a world where it happens, though. MADem Aug 2013 #47

You know I do agree with you cvoogt Aug 2013 #48

I believe Richard Engel's account with regard to this terrible event. MADem Aug 2013 #49

Thank you cvoogt Aug 2013 #51

Right... whatchamacallit Aug 2013 #30

You beat me to it. GoCubsGo Aug 2013 #38

More than die immediately from the painful, gruesome, grisly effects of sarin poisoning. MADem Aug 2013 #42

When you get right down to it . . . MrModerate Aug 2013 #27

Well then the US should use them more often, less damage to infrastructure and such The Straight Story Aug 2013 #29

Israel takes gas personally. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #31

I think banning chemical weapons is a good start. tinrobot Aug 2013 #35

hear hear cvoogt Aug 2013 #46

Thanks..that's good to hear from Marcos...but, DUH..others KoKo Aug 2013 #36

The first thing we would do, throw the oldest ones in the well Link Speed Aug 2013 #37

Problem with your theory jeff47 Aug 2013 #40

Joining in on the killing is the real travisty. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #41

They now seem to be one and the same. n/t Cleita Aug 2013 #44

Is beating someone to death because they are gay more heinous that just beating someone to death? KittyWampus Aug 2013 #50

agreed jollyreaper2112 Aug 2013 #52