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Tango0122 Sep 2016 9:06 p.m. PST

…Chemical Weapons.

"The top U.S. military officer confirmed Thursday that Islamic State militants targeted a military base in Iraq where U.S. troops were stationed with a potentially deadly chemical weapon this week.

"We assess it to be a sulfur-mustard blister agent," Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Dunford did not elaborate, but the shell landed at a military base in northern Iraq where U.S. military advisers are helping Iraqi forces prepare for an upcoming offensive, according to an earlier account from two defense officials. They asked not to be named because they were not authorize to discuss the issue publicly. The defense officials suspected the Islamic State, also known as ISIL or ISIS, of launching the attack…"
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coopman23 Sep 2016 5:23 a.m. PST

…and why am I not surprised?

Personal logo Legion 4 Supporting Member of TMP In the TMP Dawghouse23 Sep 2016 8:00 a.m. PST

ditto …

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