Iraq tried to use these SU-22 jets during the 1991 Gulf War, but they were detected and destroyed on the ground before they could launch a deadly chemical attack.
This is a great example of dishonest writing. The SU-22 (http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/vvs/su22-01.htm) is a general purpose ground-attack aircraft. The Iraqis did have some, and many were destroyed on the ground by the air campaign (many others fled to Iran.)
There is no evidence that the Iraqis ever planned to use chemical weapons in 1991. The US had madeit clear through third party channels that any use of chemical weapons would bring an immediate response in kind, which meant a nuclear response. Even Saddam Hussein was smart enough to understand that!
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Date: 2005-03-08 04:01 pm (UTC)This is a great example of dishonest writing. The SU-22 (http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/vvs/su22-01.htm) is a general purpose ground-attack aircraft. The Iraqis did have some, and many were destroyed on the ground by the air campaign (many others fled to Iran.)
There is no evidence that the Iraqis ever planned to use chemical weapons in 1991. The US had madeit clear through third party channels that any use of chemical weapons would bring an immediate response in kind, which meant a nuclear response. Even Saddam Hussein was smart enough to understand that!
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Date: 2005-03-08 04:10 pm (UTC)