On: Syria’s largest city just dropped off the Internet

[tshaddox]

Many chemical weapons kill by making it impossible to breath. One of the primary intentions of Agent Orange was to kill by making it impossible to eat. I don't see how one is much more direct than the other.

[foobarbazqux → tshaddox]

Well if you can't eat you have about 30 days. If you can't breathe you have about 2 minutes.

Starving people is an ancient tactic, repugnant as it may be.