2006-10-29 02:46:53 · 5 answers · asked by kissmybum 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
"Many U.S. veterans of the 2003 Iraq War have reported a range of serious health issues, including tumors, daily blood in urine and stool, sexual dysfunction, migraines, frequent muscle spasms, and other symptoms similar to the debilitating symptoms of "Gulf War Syndrome" reported by many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War, which some believe is related to the continued United States' use of radioactive depleted uranium" (Associated Press, August 12, 2006, free archived copy at: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0812-06.htm most recently visited August 27, 2006).
Yes many believe DU is the culprit...but we hear nothing or very little about it.....compared to how it dominated the news of the 1st Gulf War....and it's ref to as "health issues" and NOT GWS.
2006-10-29 03:09:37 · update #1
I'm not sure about Gulf War Syndrome, but I have heard about guys who are having severe health problems possibly linked to depleted uranium.
2006-10-29 02:51:28 · answer #1 · answered by FrankEs 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Gulf War Syndrome simply does not exist. It was nothing but the media trying to sell more newspapers.
And the claims about DU causing all those health problems can be discounted by anybody who bothered to take physics or chemistry 101.
2006-10-29 05:02:05 · answer #2 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The belief on the part of Gulf War veterans that they were in a real war.
2016-03-28 00:45:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you read or watch TV?
2006-10-29 02:51:33 · answer #4 · answered by breaker 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There was no GWS.
2006-10-29 03:25:25 · answer #5 · answered by DW 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋