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Posted inPolitical Animal, Politics

WMD TRAINING IN IRAQ:

by T.A. Frank March 17, 2007January 9, 2022

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WMD TRAINING IN IRAQ: The Washington Post reports that insurgents in Iraq are becoming increasingly expert at using chlorine bombs to kill large numbers of people. Forgive me for harping on this, but this makes our unsecured chemical plants at home a big problem. As is the fact the White House has effectively resisted efforts to do anything about it.

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