Default Why IS there a 'gulf war syndrome?'

Someone, anyone, tell me what was different about the first gulf war, than any previous war the US has taken part in?

And I believe I can tell you, not only the most probable cause of their health harm, but the SOURCE, too

This is a question for the public. Please do not move this thread

'Mother Margaret'
"Someone, anyone, tell me what was different about the first gulf war, than any previous war the US has taken part in?"

Have you forgotten WWI: http://www.historylearningsite.co.u...rld_war_one.htm

....or "Operation Ranch Hand" in Vietnam: http://www.landscaper.net/agent.htm



"The only thing new, is the history you don't know".....Harry S. Truman

 
Default No, I haven't forgotten
But gas in WWI is a pretty obvious cause and effect

And things in Vietnam, also included harm to the chemical I'm talking about, since it has been harming many people both civilian and military since the 1930s

I suspect also those from the 'Vietnam era' and those from the 'cold war Korean' era, too

Note that these vets are now eligible for compensation for about the same ailments that 'gulf war syndrome' vets have

My question, however, is .... What is the different situation that these vets encountered that was not encountered in prior wars?

www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?p=136318&posted=1#post136318

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It could be that the difference is that gas was actually USED on the battlefield in WWI, while in Iraq, if the troops were exposed to toxins at all, it would have been largely by accident -- toxins that may have been in storage with troops moving nearby, or in munitions that were exploded, etc. So exposure may have been inadvertent, in trace amounts, and sporadic -- if any. Just a guess. Like most of us, I'm no doctor. It could have been sand fleas, for all I know about it.... offeror
Good grief, Mother Margaret. There are about a zillion different answers to this question. Why the guessing game? If you've got something to say, let's hear it.

Is it going to be something different from the other ten thousand posts you've made on this subject? 1952sniper

 

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I think you are right that in this case it wasn't done on purpose; however, its effect was no less real. From what I've heard we only lost 1/10th of 1% of the 700,000 force in actual combat situations.

We are now approaching 28% of the force of 200,000 who have become victims of the 'gulf war syndrome' That count is probably less than what it actually is, as I'm sure they've not all been counted MM
 
Okay, Mother, give us your website and let us see what you're selling.

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http://home.gci.net/~blessing/pages/who.htm

But here's the explanation of how I looked into a chemical ... that led me here

http://www.valdezlink.com/generic.htm

Sometime you feel like you have to figure things out for yourself, that's all

 
From what I understand PTSD and GWS are different things... but then again - everything I know I get from this site!

Dear Maggie - Valdez? I plan on trying to go there for a long weekend this spring or summer. When's the best time to see Valdez?   thebrad
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Some health ailments from WWII, Vietnam, Korea and Gulf war look the same to me

Good time to come to Valdez is in May or June; weather is usually the best then Come to Valdez, Alaska 99686

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