OpEds
For anyone caring to remember early justifications of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the story of Saddam Hussein’s 1988 use of chemical weapons against the Kurdish population of Halabja quickly comes to mind.
Hussein’s chemicals included mustard gas, VX, Sarin, Soman, and hydrogen cyanide. Some reports indicate Hussein purchased the gas, or the technologies, from Western countries, notably the U.S., Germany, and France.