Iraq & Afghan war waste will keep on killing for years

Gulf War Syndrome -oh I heard of that. Agent Orange - That was a Viet Nam thing - right? How much do we know about about war effects on non-Americans? Not much. Should we care? Well yes, if for no other reason than to not grow more terrorists in future. So - at least read about it.

clipped from disabledfeminists.com Iraq: Depleted Uranium, Political Turmoil, and Disability Iraq is littered with pollutants, many of which are a direct consequence of military activity. This includes dioxins from sites where materiel was burned, depleted uranium1 from scores of shells fired in the 1991 Gulf War and during the present Gulf War, remains of chemical and biological weapons which have not been properly contained, and pollution from the burning of oil fields. Rates of cancers in Iraq are skyrocketing, especially childhood cancers. Women experience breast and bladder cancer at rates which are, again, very difficult to estimate, but are known to be much higher than the norm. Numerous recent reports have also illustrated the incredibly rapid rise of genetic conditions caused by exposure to pollutants.