People's memory isnt that long

It was repeated during Desert Shield/Desert Storm

As a threat to the troops there

And the imagery evoked with a term like 'weapon of MASS DESTRUCTION' is not associated with gas

Debatable. But either way the first claims by the US that WERE REPORTED, were equating WMDs and Chemicals. Nukes didn't become a focal point in the MSM until the war was well underway already.

And really didn't hit stride until it could be used as a bludgeoning weapon against the Bush Admin

Also FYI the IRaq/Iran war was in the 80s, and didn't end until 89.

But how were those claims relayed to the public?

Was it obvious that they meant chemical weapons? There's a very specific reason why people still equate the term WMD with nukes

We have people that still remember vietnam. It wasn't THAT far back from 03

Yes, I know when the Iraq/Iran war was. I mean that most people can't remember events from 6 months ago let alone 15 years

When it comes to the news that is

People still equate it, because of ignorance and lack of education. It was drilled so heavily as a weapon against the Bush Admin and the Republicans to attempt to deseat them.

Side note. Apparently Milo is pro deplatforming Crowder?

Hmm idk...

I distinctly remember as a kid being told that Iraq has nukes, and gathering as much from the news

"Why are we in Iraq?"

"Well, they have WMDs that could destroy us."

"or our allies" another part ignorant people ignored

Yeah, that too

https://youtu.be/1_3ndo_W_OY

Where's that screengrab from? Islamabad?

London <:pepe_smug:560207654207750154>

"£5"

pound sign

"Who is the greatest threat to your national security?"

What is that flag

In America

And Canada

@Fitzydog

So everyone sees us as their enemy? Lovely.

Notice how they are mostly our allies, too.

Yeah I wonder why

The CIA and nsa spy on every fucking thing

And everyone knows it

Yeah? Everyone spies on us too lol

Your government in particular fucks with us way more than is okay.

But yeah if espionage were a good reason to view an ally as a threat, UK would have been invaded by us long ago. Look at fucking Steele.

You guys basically instigated a coup against the POTUS.

@Fitzydog `An overwhelming majority of people aren't autistic enough to go to their library and dig up archives of current events in order to fact check the nightly news
`
definitely seconding this

most said public records weren't a google search away then either

The author is seems to be likely on the payroll of the Cartels

incidentally, i think weapons of mass destruction is a fairly vague and misleading term
as an example i think technically the pressure cooker bomb used in that marathon bombing counted as one in that state