[BlueStateDepression]

One angle I would like to offer as to this tidbit.
I would like to know if this platoon and its activities and equipment were DECLARED.

I offer that could be a good pointer to their actual purpose. Defensive units would have been declared and inspected....as they posed no WDM threat....right?

[drhogan]

i think that makes a lot of sense.

[jveritas]

I do not think that Iraq will be allowed a defensive Chemical unit if the international weapons inspection team knew about its existence. The reason is that the US and UN resolutions were very clear that Iraq must absolutely have no relation to anthing related to Chemical weapons defensively or offensively. This Chemical Platoon unit was active without the knowledge of the Weapon inspectors.