Originally Posted by fintstone
June 21, 2006
Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, joined Congressman Peter Hoekstra, (R-MI-2), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today to make a major announcement regarding the release of newly declassified information that proves the existence of chemical munitions in Iraq since 2003. The information was released by the Director of National Intelligence, John Negroponte, and contained an unclassified summary of analysis conducted by the National Ground Intelligence Center. In March, Senator Santorum began advocating for the release of these documents to the American public.
The information released today proves (take my word on this, it PROVES!) that weapons of mass destruction are, (We have proof, just BELIEVE what I'm telling you, dammit!) in fact, in Iraq, said Senator Santorum, whos has never exaggerated or lied in his entire life. It is essential for the American people to understand (BELIEVE it, dammit!) that these weapons are in Iraq. I will continue to advocate for the complete declassification of this report so we can more fully understand the complete WMD picture inside Iraq. We can't say we fully understand the damn thing as of yet, but it's SCARY!
The following are the six key points contained in the unclassified overview:
Since 2003 Coalition forces have recovered approximately 500 weapons munitions which contain degraded mustard or sarin nerve agent.
Despite many failed efforts to locate and destroy Iraqs pre-Gulf War chemical munitions, filled and unfilled pre-Gulf War chemical munitions are assessed (and you know damned straight that we have REAL GOOD ASSESORS!) to still exist. Can't find the damn things, but BELIEVE ME, they DO EXIST......DAMMIT!
Pre-Gulf War Iraqi chemical weapons could be sold on the black market and possibly even in your local 7/11!. Use of these weapons that we can't find but are telling you DO EXIST!! by terrorists or insurgent groups would have implications, bad and SCARY implications!, for Coalition forces in Iraq. The possibility of use outside Iraq cannot be ruled out, no, no, no,CAN NOT be ruled out!.
The most likely munitions remaining are sarin and mustard-filled projectiles. Sure wish we'd find some...we KNOW that they're there. dammit!
The purity of the agent inside the munitions depends on many factors, including the manufacturing process, potential additives, and environmental storage conditions. While agents degrade over time, chemical warfare agents remain hazardous and potentially lethal. Let that scary little science lesson sink in....and be VERRY AFRAID!
It has been reported in open press that insurgents and Iraqi groups desire to acquire and use chemical weapons. SHOCKING!! WE GOTTA GO TO WAR AND QUICK!!!
|