[rface]

If these chem shells are from the attacks on the Kurds, then I will say that its not what I concider the WMD that brought us into Iraq - but this find is not insignificant either

[cookcounty]

" If these chem shells are from the attacks on the Kurds"

It's unexpended ordnance....it hasn't been used on the Kurds or anyone else, plus it was found a long way from Kurdistan.

[xzins]

First things first.

These might not be what you considered to be the WMDs that brought us into Iraq.

A wise man said once "Everyone is entitled to his own opinions, but we are not entitled to our own facts."

1. Tests will determine if these are WMDs.
2. They have been found in Iraq.
3. The conclusion: We have found WMDs in Iraq.

As a retired soldier let me tell you that there is no way I want to have blister agent dumped on my position. It would kill me and my unit. If it is a "persistent" blister agent, then that would mean that the chemical would remain in the area and lethal for days. Contact with it is deadly.

Many things are now "buried" in Iraq. The issue is are they functional. These were wrapped in plastic, so it appears the intent was not to destroy them.

Incidentally, many things were buried in Iraq....including Saddam in a spider hole and a MIG that was dug out of the desert. That's the method they used.