In the Vietnam War, President Nixon ordered Agent Orange to be used. Given the numerous cases of diseases resultant from this, should the US pay compensation to civilian victims thereof.
2007-09-23 20:29:50 · 1 answers · asked by Paranormal I 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
NB The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has listed prostate cancer, respiratory cancers, multiple myeloma, type II diabetes, Hodgkin’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, soft tissue sarcoma, chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, peripheral neuropathy, and spina bifida in children of veterans exposed to Agent Orange as side effects of the herbicide. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Orange#U.S._Vietnamese_victims_class_action_lawsuit
2007-09-23 20:31:28 · update #1
Victims must be compensated due to the effects of the Agent Orange because the US was negligent in its use.
2007-09-23 22:11:20 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋