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Likely sarin (or other nerve agent) attack by terrorist Assad regime/allies
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<blockquote data-quote="LoveBeingAMuslimah" data-source="post: 71079737" data-attributes="member: 323708"><p>Here are my guesses: Because it is not just a one-time impact. The gas can remain in the vicinity for longer and chemical weapons can disperse over a larger area, making it certain that these are not precision strikes and are intended to kill whoever (we already knew Assad deliberately targets civilians anyway though). Because chemicals may cling to clothes or skin and harm those trying to treat the injured. Because many are not equipped to handle chemical weapon injuries and since there are a wide variety of them used, people don't know how to protect themselves or treat themselves. Some may head down to the basement not knowing that specific chemical weapon settles down. In cases of conventional weapons, people know the basics of seeking shelter and treatment (and have equipment for that). Furthermore, chemical weapons cause mass casualties with less effort. In 2013, Assad killed more than 1,000 people in a single sarin attack. The process of dying looks far more painful. Also, there might be long-term effects.</p><p><span style="color: #808080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #808080">"biological weapons expert Dr. Kenneth Spaeth, director of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Center at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y, in an interview with CBSNews.com" said, </span></p><p><span style="color: #808080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #808080">""What the Sarin gas does, is it basically renders the enzyme ineffectual," said Spaeth. That causes acetylcholine to build up and keep jumping from one nerve to the next in a constant, unending signal. <strong>Depending on which nerves were affected and how much gas exposure there was, devastating symptoms may quickly follow.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #808080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #808080"><strong>For someone inhaling the gas, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, seizures, muscle spasms, excessive secretions (like mucus production) and breathing problems can occur within minutes.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #808080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #808080"><strong>"You're talking about many different organ systems being affected, not just one," he said."</strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #808080">....Even with treatment, there may still be long-term effects for survivors of a nerve gas attack. <strong>Some of the thousands injured in a <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/01/18/world/main150699.shtml" target="_blank">1995 Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway</a> still experience respiratory and neurological effects </strong>that linger to this day, according to Spaeth.</span></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chemical-nerve-agents-a-very-toxic-and-horrible-way-to-die/" target="_blank">Chemical nerve agents: A "very toxic and horrible way to die"</a></p><p></p><p>The vast majority of deaths in Syria have been due to barrel bombs and cluster munitions which are also indiscriminate and should also be as condemned, especially since they are illegal as well. In fact, they should spark as much outrage as these chemical weapons. Unfortunately, they're already common for the regime to use and we must not allow it to make the usage of chemical weapons equally as common.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LoveBeingAMuslimah, post: 71079737, member: 323708"] Here are my guesses: Because it is not just a one-time impact. The gas can remain in the vicinity for longer and chemical weapons can disperse over a larger area, making it certain that these are not precision strikes and are intended to kill whoever (we already knew Assad deliberately targets civilians anyway though). Because chemicals may cling to clothes or skin and harm those trying to treat the injured. Because many are not equipped to handle chemical weapon injuries and since there are a wide variety of them used, people don't know how to protect themselves or treat themselves. Some may head down to the basement not knowing that specific chemical weapon settles down. In cases of conventional weapons, people know the basics of seeking shelter and treatment (and have equipment for that). Furthermore, chemical weapons cause mass casualties with less effort. In 2013, Assad killed more than 1,000 people in a single sarin attack. The process of dying looks far more painful. Also, there might be long-term effects. [COLOR=#808080] "biological weapons expert Dr. Kenneth Spaeth, director of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Center at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y, in an interview with CBSNews.com" said, ""What the Sarin gas does, is it basically renders the enzyme ineffectual," said Spaeth. That causes acetylcholine to build up and keep jumping from one nerve to the next in a constant, unending signal. [B]Depending on which nerves were affected and how much gas exposure there was, devastating symptoms may quickly follow.[/B] [B]For someone inhaling the gas, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, seizures, muscle spasms, excessive secretions (like mucus production) and breathing problems can occur within minutes.[/B] [B]"You're talking about many different organ systems being affected, not just one," he said."[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=#808080]....Even with treatment, there may still be long-term effects for survivors of a nerve gas attack. [B]Some of the thousands injured in a [URL='http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/01/18/world/main150699.shtml']1995 Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway[/URL] still experience respiratory and neurological effects [/B]that linger to this day, according to Spaeth.[/COLOR] [URL='http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chemical-nerve-agents-a-very-toxic-and-horrible-way-to-die/']Chemical nerve agents: A "very toxic and horrible way to die"[/URL] The vast majority of deaths in Syria have been due to barrel bombs and cluster munitions which are also indiscriminate and should also be as condemned, especially since they are illegal as well. In fact, they should spark as much outrage as these chemical weapons. Unfortunately, they're already common for the regime to use and we must not allow it to make the usage of chemical weapons equally as common. [/QUOTE]
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