Chemical Weapons Used In Syria

[Agent11]

Syria rebels and regime blame each other for 1st alleged chemical weapons attack

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162...ther-for-1st-alleged-chemical-weapons-attack/

Hopefully it doesn't escalate into widespread use.

 

[Nintendesert]

Chemical weapons expert and chief operating officer of SecureBio, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, told CBSNews.com that based on video he had seen of victims in Aleppo hospitals, the symptoms were "not really those that are identified with nerve agents or mustard gas, which are the ones most likely to be used" inside Syria.


Bretton-Gordon noted that none of the people in the hospitals treating the attack victims were wearing protective clothing. If a chemical agent had been dispersed, he said, anybody coming into contact with the victims would also be affected; "doctors treating them would be overcome."

YAWN. Say no to war kids unless you want to go fight it yourself.

 

[irishScott]

Breaking News: Syria is fucked, now with moar fuckage!

I have very little hope for that region of the world.

 

[Jaskalas]

"I saw mostly women and children," the Reuters photographer, who was not identified, told his editors. He said after visiting the University of Aleppo hospital and the al-Rajaa hospital -- both in state-controlled parts of Aleppo -- that victims "said that people were suffocating in the streets and the air smelt strongly of chlorine."
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The opposition Syrian Media Center said 20 people had died from "asphyxia and poisoning after a SCUD missile fired from Damascus struck" Khan al-Assal.

Well, it's not the serious "melt your skin off" crap you see in the movies, but a chemical DID appear to kill a couple dozen people. Whether it was directly from a weapon, or indrectly from an explosion at chemical storage we don't know.

70,000+ people have died in the uprising. Another 20 is a REALLY slow day.

 

[Nintendesert]

Well, it's not the serious "melt your skin off" crap you see in the movies, but a chemical DID appear to kill a couple dozen people. Whether it was directly from a weapon, or indrectly from an explosion at chemical storage we don't know.

70,000+ people have died in the uprising. Another 20 is a REALLY slow day.

Insurgents used IEDs with chlorine in Iraq, I'm not seeing widespread justification for that war based on that. It shouldn't be justification for this war either.

Besides, there's already been tons of lies about chemical use before this story. I'll wait for 3rd party confirmation before buying any of this.

 

[Jaskalas]

Insurgents used IEDs with chlorine in Iraq, I'm not seeing widespread justification for that war based on that. It shouldn't be justification for this war either.

Besides, there's already been tons of lies about chemical use before this story. I'll wait for 3rd party confirmation before buying any of this.

How the bloody hell does my downplaying the chemical and its scope warrant such a reply? You appear to be arguing against the opposite of my post. Now I'm left with a facepalm.

 

[unokitty]

I'll wait for 3rd party confirmation before buying any of this.

Same answer the US Military used for 30 years regarding the Skull Valley Incident.

With a median lethal dose (LD50) for humans is estimated to be about 10 milligram through skin contact .. any amount of a chemical agent such as VX large enough to be identified is considered lethal...

Not meaning to imply that VX is what was used in Syria... Just pointing out that confirmation of these types of agents is beyond the ability of most laboratories...

Uno

 

[Nintendesert]

How the bloody hell does my downplaying the chemical and its scope warrant such a reply? You appear to be arguing against the opposite of my post. Now I'm left with a facepalm.

Why does any reply to your post have to be an argument?