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Just a thought: what are the odds of an Iraqi dying from the effects of supposed DU exposure? Suppose for a moment that it does indeed lead to a higher chance of developing cancer. What is the net effect (in number of lives) of that higher cancer rate? And how does that compare with the number of deaths from, say, car crashes, home accidents, etc.
Note that I didn't include murders/terrorism, because that will end one day, and the supposed effects of DU will end much much later.
Another thought: is there no higher chance of cancer from the massive amounts of nasty chemicals that were already present in the Iraqi soil, thanks to the WMDs developed and used by Saddam? What about the reports that the "gulf war syndrome" was actually caused by clouds of nerve gas from blown up stockpiles? What about the toxic effects from the various oil wells? And what about the oil spills during the '91 war?
Could the health problems not be a result of those things? And if they're all to blame, which of these things cause more cancer?
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