Iraq Mess is Literally Making People Sick

Take a good look at this kid in the photo. And no, this wasn't photo-shopped to make the image more shocking. Imagine, for just one moment, this was your child, suffering from massive birth defects or tumours which resulted from continued exposure to DU (Depleted Uranium) - Well guess what: not only are Iraqi citizens having to deal with this, but also our troops - and their children. This is going to come back to haunt the U. S. in a very tragic way.

"U.S. war casualty statistics include only the dead and wounded. It is difficult to obtain information about the troops who become sick during deployment. Some U.S. troops who are sick and have tested positive for DU contamination reported difficulties getting proper medical help. A number of children have been born with birth defects. Returning troops are not regularly tested for DU contamination. Meanwhile, the Pentagon continues to deny that depleted uranium causes severe illnesses.

Many Gulf War I veterans have described the difficulty they had accessing health and compensation benefits because they could not prove their symptoms were war-related. Sick veterans were often misdiagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, which would guarantee some benefits but did not offer the correct treatment." >>> more