Once again, the word is being passed down that the Iraqis are preparing to use chemical weapons against Coalition troops.
(CBS) U.S officials tell CBS News Correspondent David Martin that the Iraqis have drawn a red line on the map around Baghdad, and once American troops cross it, the Republican Guards are authorized to use chemical weapons.The Iraqi Republican Guard controls the bulk of Iraq's chemical weaponry, most of which can be fired from artillery guns or short-range rocket launchers, according to U.S. officials.
Word of the chemical threat came as U.S.-led forces clashed with the elite Guard fighters for the first time about 50 miles south of Baghdad. U.S. Apache helicopters fired on the guard to soften them up for ground forces heading north to Baghdad. The helicopters destroyed about 10 Iraqi tanks before ending their aerial attack.
We'll see, but I have my doubts...
Posted by Rich at March 25, 2003 10:46 AM | TrackBack