Bush feeling heat after Saudi attacks

The export of weaponized nuke/chem/bio ingredients is a violation of law. Take anthrax, for example. If a lab in North Dakota exports anthrax cultures to Iraq, then it's no big deal (at least it was no big deal) . . . anthrax is naturally-occurring and has legitimate research applications. On the other hand, the export of anthrax ground into powder fine enough (not an easy task) to remain suspended in air (essential for weapons purposes--hence the term "weaponized") is a violation of both domestic law and ratified international treaty.

It is no secret that we shipped anthrax to Iraq in the past. No credible study, anywhere, has ever found that the U.S. shipped weaponized anthrax. The Left bends itself into pretzels to confuse the two, hoping that the public cannot tell the difference. After all, "we declared war in order to take away the weapons we gave them" makes for good propaganda.

The same is true for "mustard gas," or any other chemical weapon. No one has ever proven (heck I'd settle for "credibly asserted") that the U.S. shipped chemical weapons to Iraq. Arguing with someone who makes the claim is like nailing Jello to a wall. If he is intellectually honest, then he will admit that he is speaking of "dual-use" chemicals (or machinery, for that matter). Again, deliberate obfuscation is the norm, for political purposes.

As an aside, it really hasn't been that long since you could buy anthrax (or nastier "germs") and have it shipped to your "home" (as long as you identified it as a lab, or some such nonsense) via UPS. The point I'm making is, if you did so, the argument that the U.S. government or a U.S. corporation "helped" you develop a bio-weapon would be seen as ridiculous.

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