Thursday, May 20, 2004
Scatt Oddams points out where the real chemical weapons are
You think a whiff of 1991 vintage Sarin is dangerous?
P.S. Great links, too, Slowpoke!
[Scatt Oddams is the Cartoon Critic in Residence at isen.blog]
Scatt
P.S. Great links, too, Slowpoke!
[Scatt Oddams is the Cartoon Critic in Residence at isen.blog]
Comments:
Yes, I think a whiff of Sarin '91 is dangerous. I would much rather handle mercury.
US idustrial emission of mercury is a tiny fraction of releases from natural sources, and foreign industrial emissions are overwhelmingly more significant than US-based industry. In any case, the US industrial emissions have declined 48% since 1995.
When you consider the lack of good science supporting the premise that mercury causes nerve damage - it is time to pick something else to worry about.
Oh, here's a thought - why not worry about the weapons of mass destruction about which President Bush "misled" us or "lied" to us. Let's see, the UN, the prior US administration, and the national security organizations of every nation with an opinion agreed - Iraq had these weapons. The question is not "why was Bush so sure?" it is "where are they now?"
Not finding them does not mean they don't exist. It means you don't have them.
Considering what HAS been found, Saddam was in violation of every aspect of the cease fire agreement of "the first" gulf war. This is the sort of aging despot you would rely upon to remain rational? How long before he became unsure of his succession plans, health, or just plain got bored enough to give more than just a free hotel room to the nice young Al Queda boys (he had helped in other ways)?
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US idustrial emission of mercury is a tiny fraction of releases from natural sources, and foreign industrial emissions are overwhelmingly more significant than US-based industry. In any case, the US industrial emissions have declined 48% since 1995.
When you consider the lack of good science supporting the premise that mercury causes nerve damage - it is time to pick something else to worry about.
Oh, here's a thought - why not worry about the weapons of mass destruction about which President Bush "misled" us or "lied" to us. Let's see, the UN, the prior US administration, and the national security organizations of every nation with an opinion agreed - Iraq had these weapons. The question is not "why was Bush so sure?" it is "where are they now?"
Not finding them does not mean they don't exist. It means you don't have them.
Considering what HAS been found, Saddam was in violation of every aspect of the cease fire agreement of "the first" gulf war. This is the sort of aging despot you would rely upon to remain rational? How long before he became unsure of his succession plans, health, or just plain got bored enough to give more than just a free hotel room to the nice young Al Queda boys (he had helped in other ways)?
