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Briefing on Chemical and Biological Defense Readiness |
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(Source: US Department of Defense; issued March 3, 2003)
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Maj. Gen. John Doesburg, Commander, Soldier Biological and Chemical Defense Command, briefed reporters in Washington on March 3 about the Pentagon’s chemical and biological defense readiness.
Also participating were Brig. Gen. Steve Reeves, program executive officer for Chemical and Biological Defense; Col. Thomas Spoehr, commander, 3rd Brigade, U.S. Army Chemical School; and Col. Joe Curtin, chief, Army Media Relations
Surprisingly, Doesburg stated during the briefing that The Iraqi capability is extremely limited. We have -- and I don't want to overstate it -- a hundred percent better capability to operate in a chemical and biological environment than the Iraqis do," which seems at odds with Washington’s insistence about the dangers of Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Click here for a transcript of the briefing, on the Pentagon website (HTML format)
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