Yes, they captured a chemical plant, but, there is very little evidence that it is a "weapons" plant. The US has known about the factory for 12 years, so, it's not a surprise.
It is probably a fertilizer factory.
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Here you go:
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The Pentagon said late Sunday that reports of allied forces having discovered a "huge" chemical weapons factory in central Iraq were "premature."
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http://www.spacewar.com/2003/030324015210.vbav5l7z.html
It only took about 2 minutes of web-surfing to find that this story of a WMD factory was bogus.
[ 24. March 2003, 01:19 PM: Message edited by: Knight Templar ]