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ISIS Suspected in Mustard Attack on american Air Base ( Qayyarah Air Base) (Original Post) factfinder_77 Sep 2016 OP
Thank a higher power.............. mrmpa Sep 2016 #1
ROFL. One shell, near the base. Didn't even work right. jtuck004 Sep 2016 #2
Time to bang that pipe. SCVDem Sep 2016 #3
Folk's - this is what CNN does every election asiliveandbreathe Sep 2016 #4

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
1. Thank a higher power..............
Wed Sep 21, 2016, 04:49 PM
Sep 2016

I had 2 great uncles who died from mustard gas exposure during WWI. I wish I had known them.

 

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
2. ROFL. One shell, near the base. Didn't even work right.
Wed Sep 21, 2016, 05:05 PM
Sep 2016

They went out and looked at it after it landed. Just to make sure it didn't belong to Elon, probably.

"The shell was categorized by officials as either a rocket or artillery shell. After it landed on the base, just south of Mosul, US troops tested it and received an initial reading for a chemical agent they believe is mustard.
No US troops were hurt or have displayed symptoms of exposure to mustard agent.
One official said the agent had "low purity" and was "poorly weaponized." A second official called it "ineffective."
A US defense official said troops had gone out to look at the ordnance after it landed. Based on seeing what they thought was a suspect substance, two field tests were conducted.


http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/09/21/isis-has-reportedly-used-chemical-weapons-against-iraqi-us-forces-n2221920



asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
4. Folk's - this is what CNN does every election
Wed Sep 21, 2016, 05:57 PM
Sep 2016

they are required to gin up fear in the minds of the weak..dotcha' know..

- there is nothing to fear - here *this story)...except fear it's self...deplorable media outlet....

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