Obama: Chlorine Gas Not 'Historically' a Chemical Weapon

ARUTZ SHEVA ^ | 5/15/2015 | Tova Dvorin

[McGruff]

Widespread reports of chlorine gas attacks in Syria have not been prevented - or acted upon - because chlorine is not "historically" considered a chemical weapon, US President Barack Obama stated Thursday.

Obama was forced to answer the chlorine question during a press conference from a summit at Camp David with leaders of the Gulf states. Syria and Iran were key issues at the conference.

[McGruff]

POTUS insists that US is investigating reports of attacks, but implies that chlorine may not justify action against Syria

Weaseling out of this?

[Bayard]

More like quisling.

[Don Corleone]

He is a hopeless example of the human species.

[circlecity]

Wasn’t clorine gas used as a chemical weapon in WWI?

[Carl Vehse]

Chlorine was the historical chemical weapon used in WWI.

[Red Badger]

WWI..............

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_weapons_in_World_War_I

[C19fan]

The first gas attack by the Germans at Ypres was chlorine gas released from cylinders.

[Red Badger]

He is a CLUEless example of the human species...............there, fixed it....................

[NorthMountain]

He’s lying. Chlorine was the first lethal chemical agent used by Germany in WWI.

[left that other site]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_weapons_in_World_War_I

[An.American.Expatriate]

"The first killing agent employed by the German military was chlorine. Chlorine is a powerful irritant that can inflict damage to the eyes, nose, throat and lungs. At high concentrations and prolonged exposure it can cause death by asphyxiation.[8] German chemical companies BASF, Hoechst and Bayer (which formed the IG Farben conglomerate in 1925) had been producing chlorine as a by-product of their dye manufacturing.[9] In cooperation with Fritz Haber of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry in Berlin, they began developing methods of discharging chlorine gas against enemy trenches.[10][11]"

1915: Large-scale use and lethal gases

[ScottinVA]

Can this dumbassed excuse for a "president" be more ignorant?

The debut of the first poison gas was chlorine - 22 April 1915, at the start of the Second Battle of Ypres.

Stupid muslim f**k.

http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/gas.htm

[SnuffaBolshevik]

[Dilbert San Diego]

Is he going to say how it’s not his red line, but the world’s red line? But that chlorine gas is not one of the world’s red lines??

[Milton Miteybad]

Why, yes it was. Chlorine gas was one of the first chemical agents used by the Germans.

Funny thing, though...those events occurred prior to the birth of Barack the Lesser.

So he probably doesn't know about them. Can't be bothered with stuff that happened before he was born, don'cha know?

[blueunicorn6]

Pretty soon, he’s going to say that Iran’s nuclear weapons are OK because they are just atoms.

[keat]

A Brief History of Chemical Weapons Use

Ouch, right there in the second paragraph. Right after poisoned arrows.

[b4its2late]

It’s willful deception and obfuscation. He’s a clever jerk, not very bright at all, just good at Bullshitte.

[RJS1950]

This is the ignorance you might expect from this POS.

[Covenantor]

German Lancers circa 1918

Note the gas masks and the lack of same for mounts.