Pentagon warns troops of ISIS chemical weapon threat
According to Fox News, defense officials have instructed troops to reacquaint themselves with the chemical defense techniques from the Cold War days given reports that ISIS has acquired chemical weapons and shown a propensity for the use of those weapons.
During a briefing Thursday, the Pentagon would not publicly confirm the order but reassured reporters that the military is prepared to handle a chemical attack by ISIS.
“The commanders in the field are making sure their troops are adequately prepared for the threats they may face,” Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said when asked about the new preparations.
Defense officials recently confirmed that a “mustard agent” was used by ISIS against Kurdish Peshmerga forces in a mortar attack on Aug. 11 in the northern Iraqi city of Makhmur, located southwest of Erbil.
I wonder where they got chemical weapons from. The Fox article mentions three other incidents of ISIS using chemicals against the Kurds. I guess that’s a tradition that Hussein started, shooting chemical weapons at Kurds.
Also, the Pentagon says that they’re investigating whether or not the Russians have deployed troops to Syria to assist their client Assad, according to AFP;
The comments come after images appeared on a social media account linked to Syrian fighters purporting to show Russian aircraft and drones near Idlib province.
Unconfirmed reports suggested the aircraft may have included a Russian Sukhoi 34 advanced strike fighter, which Syria is not thought to own.
A US official confirmed that “Russia has asked for clearances for military flight to Syria,” but added “we don’t know what their goals are.”
“Evidence has been inconclusive so far as to what this activity is.”
Other reports have suggested Russia has targeted Islamic State group militants, who have attacked forces loyal to Russian-backed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
Yeah, it’s all quite a mess.
Category: Terror War
Message to the Army:
“Do ya miss me yet?”
Ha!
Yeah, but how quickly would you have a bucket of complaints from snowflakes with Sandinmanginitis the moment you made them sweat in MOPP4? I’ve BTDT in the early nineties (Korea, 92-93) where we did summer missions in MOPP4, talk about “Good Training” that made you sweat!
Got used to the crying by messing up $100 hair-dos doing mask training during SGTs Time. Loved it!!
Never let an NBC NCO be a HQ PSG in a unit with females…
BTW, do they still do SGTs Time?
“most” units have SGT’s time. But a big part of it is “how to be nice to people” and “how are you feeling?” and “have I said or done anything to make you feel bad?” classes.
Had a Transportation BN Commander, while chewing me out for working troops on a Saturday morning, state that there was no room in his BN for my old Army way of thinking.
Wonder what he’d think of me now???
API, do you really think those whose feelings are easily inflamed would stick around, once they were shot at?
On an aside, does anyone besides me think the use of Russian equipment mean that Vlad is hurtin’ for cash? Or is it maybe a prelude to land acquisition in the ME?
So THAT’S where they got hid to, all of Saddam’s chemical WMDs that we couldn’t find, that the Libtards continue to protest never existed. . .
Maybe we could ship some of our excess Libtards over there to soak up and absorb some of those chemical WMDs that are being used against the only peoples worth a damned f**k. Donate a Libtard, save a Kurd!
SHITFIRE YEAH, we could start with Sean Penn who went to Iraq attention-whoring himself as a “Human Shield” against our invasion along with other foaming-at-the-mouth libtards (Penn’s candied, pampered, prissy-ass was somehow back in the USA by the time our forces went over the berm if I remember correctly)
There’s a whole passel of Code Pink and what’s-her-name Medea that would be easy enough to spot, round up, and ship over.
Why not round up all those slugs, including the IVAW, Kokesh, jane the bitch, sKerry, and a few other, similar skanks, and send them over there to act as human shields. Then we can just go in and bomb that place into oblivion and get on with our lives.
DAMN, I couldn’t of said it better. Jane should lead the pack of traitors’. When I first saw her in that picture in Nam I was in a nice Juvenile justice detention center. During our weekly “express your feelings” session each person said Stay there, or arrest the bitch.
She was entitled to her opinion. She didn’t have to rub our noses in it, but being the attention whore she was, with a sagging ‘career’, she just had to get in front of the camera.
Her opinion doesn’t count, then or now. Being locked up for two years for protesting against the war. I had to after a friends brother came home after less then a month in Nam. Teenagers and fathers being killed. Actually I was sentenced for running away from home to protest. I was blessed to be taken in by a teacher and her boyfriend a member of a Band. Can’t say which one, BERNATH would have a field day. I’m in every 8mm film the teacher took at protests and concert’s. Jimmy Hendrix, Janis, Cosby Stiles’ and Nash in Golden Gate Park. If I had to change my life, I would of joined and do nursing. If Jane could do it over the bitch would do the same thing.
However, my papa would of had me taken to Israel. Like I would really be safe there. We don’t disobey our papas’ rules, ever. He knew where I was at and sent money every week. Kept the secret from my whole life. R.I.P. Opa
I wonder when, exactly, aiding and abetting an enemy during a shooting war morphed into just a difference of opinion?
This can’t be right. There were no WMDs in Iraq, and the WMDs that weren’t in Iraq certainly didn’t wind up on those mysterious truck convoys that totally didn’t go to Syria right before the invasion in ’03. CNN and the democrats say so, and they wouldn’t lie!
Wow, I could barely keep a straight face typing that. Anyway, all BS aside, this is yet another example of Obama’s failure. When was the last time the Russians directly intervened in that region? Have they ever?
Yeah, they support a guy we oppose, but they’re all anti-IS, and since The Glorious Leader AKA Prezzy Vajayjay won’t do anything other than a token response to deal with the problem, Putin is stepping up to the plate. Vladdy’s a Bond villain, sure, but unlike Barry, he ain’t a pussy. Evil overlord, yes. Pussy, no.
No sweat GI. It’s against Geneva etc to use them so ISIS won’t use them. /sarc
sj, your so funny! If nazis, and cong didn’t follow the rules’ ISIS OR ISIL, or whatever the idiots call themselves this week, how would they if they can’t read ?. /sarc ?
“A US official confirmed that “Russia has asked for clearances for military flight to Syria,” but added “we don’t know what their goals are.”
No they haven’t a clue what anyone’s goals are there. Really? I mean really? How many times does someone kick sand in your face before you know their goals. Those being to draw you into a fight and then use all at their disposal to kill you. This Admin can’t even call these blood thirsty murderers what they are and the “officials” can’t seem to figure out what Russia’s goals may be there.
God help us.
Because for the last 6+ years “the they” have been firing anyone who would have the experience and knowledge to answer those questions. Why? Merely because they disagreed with what Valerie Jarrett or King Barry spewed and tried to set them straight.
Maybe since he retired from the daily show, Jon Stewart isn’t offering strategic and foreign policy advice to the administration?
ISIS is responsible for gas being used on over 300 school girls, and there is some evidence they’ve poisoned the water in schools, as well.
This enemy will do things we normally wouldn’t. When will we start learning about and anticipating these barbarians, and stop acting all surprised?
PN, there are dogs in my neighborhood that bark at the moon. They make more sense than this government does.
January 20th 2017 would be my guess PN…
The only reason why our MILITARY DOESN’T DO INHUMANE BULLSHIT is because we have a conscience and hearts. If we did payback we would be labeled as “AMERICAN MURDERING DOGS” What happened to Johnny? Did he get his or still hiding under a rug?
Chemical? With oBaMa helping Iran obtain the necessary cover to develop The Bomb, it’s time to dust off the old Army training instructions that begin, “You see a brilliant flash of light…” You would have to an old timer to recall that, I guess. See, we didn’t have PowerPoint. We didn’t have sexual awareness training or whatever it’s called. We actually had the time to learn some stuff that, thankfully, we never had to use–when we weren’t polishing boots or feeding the company dinosaur.
“Ass to the Blast” training…
Now there is an oldie but goodie…..
When I went thru in 94, it was “head to the blast”.
I still remember the “you can get up now” phrase:
“The blast has passed, all debris has fallen!”
And when the inevitable ISIS chemical attack against our troops in Iraq occurs, Barry’s response will be….
Absofuckinglutely nothing.
“In response to the deadly chemical attack against our troops by ISIS, I’ve asked the Peace Corps chairman….”
Unless there’s a gay troop there. Or even a troop who is in the process of going transgender. Then, that Soldier will be a “hero” and the Justice Department will fund a trip for Baltimore and Ferguson residents to travel to Iraq to protest. (Not that they could make it look any worse, mind you.)
I’m surprised it hasn’t been said yet. The part of the briefing we all missed:
“Due to budget cuts and reduction of the force, those in hazardous locations who might be effected by chemical weapons will not receive their proper protective equipment until 2038. However, we are in talks with ISIS and they assure us they won’t use chemical weapons on US forces. So, we’ve got that going for us.”
I thought the memo said ‘2138’. Was that a typo?
Great press release from you ?
It sure would be nice if the State Department provided us people over here in Iraq working and contracting with them with any intel whatsoever regarding this so we might be prepared in the eventuality of a chemical strike. It’d be nice to not have to solely rely on open source Intel such as this. You know they have HUMINT agents around Babylon. Someone is getting the information but someone (and I suspect I know who the responsible parties are) seems to want to horde the information rather than share it.