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Originally Posted by jonjon42
Instead we have DU dust suspended in air. this stuff getting into people's lungs, radioactive or not is probably not a good idea. (mercury anyone?) If 1991 was the first time it was used in a large scale...then I would give it about another 10 to 15 years before we could really see the affects (large cancer spike compared to other areas, or other odd health problem that is higher among veterans of gulf and Iraqis)
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From an epidemiological standpoint, even if you had such a spike it would only be a spike, you would have a very hard time finding the cause due to the multiple variables involved. We had Saddams oil fires in the area for one, the use of biological weapons in the area for another, the destruction of bio-weapons just after the war, and the soldiers were exposed to other elements which could also be to blame.
It would not be the first time alarmists have blamed one thing and found out another was the cause. Recall the deformed frogs a couple of years back and how it was due to chemical pollution or even global warming? Turns out it was due to a parasite.