re: Deceptions and words
Just heard on CNN General Odom, former NSA director.
Chemical weapons are not weapons of mass destruction, as they don't kill immediately and leave some room for the soldiers to protect themselves with NBC outfits.
Bombs and grenades are far more wmd's as the shrapnel doesn't let time for reaction.
Besides, the very term "WMD" or Weapons of Mass Destruction is DELIBERATELY vague and doesn't therefore clarify what the enemy is supposed to be forbidden to possess.
Also, changing the purpose of war, over time, weakens it even more.
That's why the UN wasn't convinced.
Raoul