Does anyone out there know anything about depleted uranium poisning from the War in Iraq thats happening now?
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No,  because unfortunately Air America only gives witty one liners,  but no facts.
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I just got back from Kuwait and Baghdad i spent a year going between both places. I am active army, so i know the area well.  I do not know for sure about kuwait but I do know that in Baghdad there were vendors walking along the street with gas cans offering to fill your vehicle up for 25 cents a gallon.  Cigarettes are only 50 cents a pack, however, you can get them for 35 cents if you bargain.  Those dvds that you pay 15 bucks for here cost 75 cents to a dollar there.  The american dollar goes a long way over there............and by the way for your friend who responded; there are no car bombers in kuwait, I never heard of a single one going off when I was there.  They do not pay with their lives either, Kuwait is doing allright economically and peace thrives in most of the nation.  The few circumstance we encountered were insurgents from iran, syria, and iraq crossing over to start crap, but they only did drive by's and then sped like hell.  It was rare, but a few times over a year
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My husband works in Iraq as a private contractor and has told me first hand....the U.S.military,civ contractors and the Iraqi military  have all ,together,done alot of good for Iraq and its people.But no,it wont be shown on our news or in the papers,at this point people dont want to know that any good is happening.Most people thrive on gore and negativity.The media is a joke ! I'll continue to open emails that show very positive proof that its indeed taking place.
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Hope this helps...\n\nhttp://www.959theranch.com/news/?news_id=151
105130
They say they are pursuing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, our government says they are trying to build a bomb.  Given the track record of the parties on both sides of this issue I couldn't begin to guess who's telling the truth.\n\nThe most important issue here is that it must be resolved by diplomatic means.  I sincerely hope that Iraq has taught this administration that a military solultion is NO solution.
641254
Try this link and it talks about the war in containment terms. http://faculty.washington.edu/rhennes/KORSUCCESS.html
443199
Yes there have been numerous documents and tapes released by the government implementing Saddam's regime talking about where to take the WMD's and how to lie to the UN.  I don't know where to get ahold of those documents though, I heard it on Limbaugh's radio show, try calling him he would undoubtedly know.  When I was there we found numerous empty carriers for large warheads and plenty of chemical and biological weapons.  But WMD's are not the only reason for Iraq, him supporting and paying terrorists is just like having WMD's.  There are many anti-American HUGE paintings on buildings displaying the bombing of America and many had mushroom clouds.  I believe since we told Saddam we was coming he got them out.  The terrorist network over there is crazy.  If you have any other questions email me
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Hands down Rummy's record with GW's will triple Saddam's... People are going to die for 30 years in Iraq over radiation poisoning. Our soldiers will be part of the death too, because of the exposure just like the agent orange they sprayed in Vietnam.
1002110
Iraq was never about WMD.\n\nOur government knew this beforehand and when the people we sent to investigate whether or not they were trying to get yellow cake uranium got back and reported in that there was no evidence to suggest that Saddam was trying to obtain the uranium. This report was conveniently ignored and when the report went public, less than a week later the white house leaked the identity of the wife of the investigator, CIA operative Valory Plame ruining here career.\n\nBush is not a Conservative he is a Neo Conservative.\n\nDo not confuse the two they are vastly different. Neo Conservatives (neocon) attack and attempt to discredit anyone who spreads truth that undermines the misinformation they are trying to spread. They label anyone who questions their motives as Liberal or anti-American. Neocons do not care about anything that does not help further their own financial interests or keep neocons in power. But all the while they must maintain the image that they are just a good christian conservative looking out for you.\n\nTherefore the only logical reason that we invaded in the first place is to disrupt the supply of oil in order to drive up the price. If you do a little homework, the majority of both Bush and Chaney's assets are in oil. They are getting rich on the blood of our soldiers people.\n\nWake up people, if your not appalled, your not paying attention!
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Following the formula of something yet to be discovered must be there defies physics. The analogy of losing something in your home and knowing it's there doesn't work because we didn't live in Iraq and physically lose, misplace or hide weapons of mass destruction. Iraq did not have plenty of time to hide weapons because resolution 1441 from the UN recalled previous resolutions that stated what would happen if there were weapons found and that sanctions should be applied unilaterly through the UN. It is doubtful that our sattilites and other technologies could not track these weapons, but could accuratly find them and define them with great detail before the war. Powell when addressing showed pictures of trucks "where" chemical weapons were made. But you can't track semis through the dessert?  There were wmd's in Iraq which came from various administrations in the 80's that were used to fight Iran. But most of that was used and the rest accounted for and destroyed by weapons inspectors. I find if very interesting that Saddam had these weapons at his disposal and decided to "hide" them instead of using them against the troops when we invaded. Not only were wmd's not in Iraq, but Iraq lacked the capabilities to launch these missles to isreal let alone the US as he had no missles with a range further than 90 miles and once a missle hit it's target there was no way to deploy the warhead (wmd) without vaporizing it. What is also interesting is that bush claimed Saddam had at his disposal airforce training planes that would spread these weapons. How is it a single engine prop could not be detected especially if we knew about them and not destroyed before refueling 40 times and days later if it were to attack the US? Yeah I agree Iraq is better off without Saddam, but one cannot change the motive after an action to justify the lack of a motive in the first place. He should be allowed to run his mouth as even he is entitled to free speech, but then again few could listen and find justification for what he did.
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The goal of gulf war 1 was to get Saddam out of Kuwait. That was accomplished. The goal of gulf war 2 was to enforce over a decade of United Nations resolutions that were not being met. also, the terms of surrender that Saddam agreed to in gulf war 1 were not met. whether or not WMD were found is irrelevant, Saddam was not meeting his obligations that he agreed to. Saddam would not allow confirmation of the status of his WMD capability, and given his prior record, i am certainly glad we didn't take his word for it. One thing i will agree with you on, without question, is i wish the best for your son and all the other brave men and women deployed around the world. No matter what you believe about how we got into this situation, everyone needs to get behind that!
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hello frnds.i fully agree that the iraqi war was all due 2 the oil rights.it had nothin 2 do with any nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction said 2 be possesed by iraq.it was just a rumour created by the greedy US politicians 2 justify their cause of attackin iraq and in the process gainin control over the iraqi oil wells.as such it has been 2 yrs since iraq has been under the control of the US.no weapons of mass destruction has been found uptil date.so it goes on 2 show the farce the US played.
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The use of depleted uranium is NOT the use of "low yield nuclear weapons!"  This comparison is simply invalid.\nDepleted uranium is used as is it is extremely dense, simple physics explains the use of a heavy item causes more damage than a light item as a projectile.\nNuclear weapons take advantage of the instability of certain isotopes and their ability to release great amounts of energy.\nNo valid comparison between the methods of use!
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if by we, you mean us and uk, then yes.\nsaw a very disturbing documentary about depleated uranium shells which were supposedly not used during first gulf war.\nguy using a giga-counter (?) actually recieved a pre-programmed audible warning to leave the area immediately. that was while examining a destroyed tank on which children were playing. many birth defects / still births in the same area and around the country.\nthe victors write the history books.\n\nworlds fked up.\n\nalso bradley is not only vehicle that uses dep uranium - a10 aircraft too. have gun is fool.
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What anyone has to say about underground tests conducted by USA.  The same God who saved mankind from the radioactivity and damage to earth locations near and opposite side of earth to sites of blasts will save now also.  Who cared at that time for others?\nUnited States Nuclear Tests \nJuly 1945 through September 1992\nOn December 7, 1993 and June 27, 1994, the Secretary of \nEnergy declassified information related to previously unannounced nuclear weapons tests; simultaneous detonations associated with nuclear weapons tests; yields of an additional 77 atmospheric tests; and yields of 20 underground nuclear weapons tests that released radioactivity detected off the Nevada Test Site.\n\nVR
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The occupation in Iraq and more Americans dying.\nAnything else is a smoke screen issue to deflect attention away from this... Republican bag of tricks.
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Looks like you answered your own question...\n\nMoney and resources were diverted because of the war.