Fighting outside Karbala!

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-03-25 05:22pm

The 'Line in the Sand' was drawn between Karbala and Najaf, and we're fighting outside KARBALA which is closer to Baghdad and well above Najaf.

Chemical weapons are now a real possibility now.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-03-25 05:28pm

Saddam isn't that insane, or at least I hope so. Killing his own people means nothing to him, so he'd be best of to wait until American and British forces are inside major urban areas and then use gas.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-03-25 05:33pm

well yeah that'd be the best strategic position, since the troops would be holed up inside a city. but the mere fact that chems are now fully within the RGs arsenal is.. frightening.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-03-25 05:40pm

Put on your gasmasks ladies and gentlemen, Saddam may just bust out the big guns.

Still, if he uses chem weapons it'll throw more support behind Coalition forces in Iraq, but in reality the only bad stuff can come from WMD.

Lets hope he reconiders.

Seggybop · Post by **Seggybop** » 2003-03-25 05:47pm

No reason for him to reconsider, he has nothing to lose now.

Warspite · Post by **Warspite** » 2003-03-25 06:03pm

Not yet, possibly only when Saddam is with its back to the wall, will he use WMD's, even if Baghdad falls, there's still the Tikrit region, where he has a lot of support.
After all, there aren't any assurances that he is IN Baghdad, there's a lot of country out there for him to roam about.

*Edit* Aw, shit, such bad English! This alergy is messing up my brain.

OK, what I mean is, Saddam still has a lot of freedom, and the strategically important places of political power aren't being directly threatened, yet. Besides, he's delusionally relying on the Special Guards and Fedayeein (or whatever) to halt the "criminal invaders". Anyway, his back isn't against the wall, yet.
The use of WMD will come when he sees no other option, when there will be no escape for him.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-03-25 06:20pm

theyve said again and again, "We have no WMDs", but if they use the chems, what will they say then?

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2003-03-25 06:49pm

kojikun wrote:theyve said again and again, "We have no WMDs", but if they use the chems, what will they say then?

"We wanted the French to join and impede you."