“@neiltyson: I've never understood those who assert that killing people with chemicals is worse than blowing them to bits with a bomb” Truth
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@_Jordan@neiltyson Because we all know, civilians killed by Americans deserve to die more than civilians killed by Arabs. -
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@_Jordan But we know we will, and we do it anyway. -
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@_Jordan George W Bush intended to create a free and democratic Republic of Iraq. -
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@_Jordan I’m just saying, intent is all well and good, but good intentions do not make good results.
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@neiltyson you can hear the bombs coming. -
@KeithCowing@neiltyson The chemical weapons are usually air-dropped munitions as well. Same delivery method. -
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@apoure25@neiltyson having once been exposed to Phosgene I would rather be blown to bits than endure slow death from chemical weapons. -
@KeithCowing@neiltyson Not arguing with that at all. -
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@apoure25 you cannot run away from chemical weapons. By the time you are aware you are usually doomed.
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@neiltyson it has to do with the potential for a much larger-scale, indiscriminate effect than standard (non-WMD) munitions typically have -
@darkuncle@neiltyson Explosions are pretty non-discriminatory. How many civilians died in Tokyo in WWII thanks to bombing? -
@krellend20 note non-WMD caveat in my original post. chem weapons are banned by international accord for good reason. -
@darkuncle Tokyo wasn't hit by a WMD. Tokyo was bombed with conventional bombs. More people died in Tokyo than both Hiroshimi and Nagasaki. -
@krellend20 you're right, I mis-parsed - still, as I noted, chem weapons specifically are banned by international accord for good reason.
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@neiltyson In my experience, most bullets & bombs miss their targets: in gunfights many die, but most live. Sarin properly used kills all. - 1 more reply
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