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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: joseph krinsky who wrote (3162)	9/16/2001 2:01:20 PM
From: SirRealist	Respond to of 27666

Like our other wars, Joseph, we have a penchant for leaving things behind. Controversy over the use of the shells arose back then, and we were assured they were okie-dokie. The government still maintains, as far as I know, that they are harmless, though some think 'Gulf War Syndrome' is related. Remember how long Agent Orange was denied? The bottom line is I don't know. However, due to the lies told about everything else nuclear for decades, my instincts are that the spent casings are, in fact, deadly. As to the cleanup, I'd imagine some of the shells could be buried a few feet in the ground. How many geiger counters in how many miles of desert would it take to find it all? To the gentleman who raised the issue, I stand corrected, as it's clear now that this is something we need to examine more. Comparative morality in a wartime situation does not work, however.... ever. If the extremists were concerned with life, they'd be helping Iraq clean up the deadly detritus, not eliminating a few thousand more innocents. Likewise, if they were concerned about Palestinian orphans, they'd be foster parenting or otherwise working to correct and rebuild, not destroy.