U.S. using phosphorus bombs in Iraq

[Kagemusha]

Well, they do have a choice, as CountArach pointed out. It is not like you go into the Armed Forces to prolong your life. Better die later than now.

The real problem are the DNA mutations which will affect the children of the servicemen. That is a tragedy, because the children did nto do anything. And this happens all the time -after the Vietnam vets came back, they had more than their share of birth-defect grief. I wonder how long it will take for people to figure out that about half the stuff in the Armed forces is carcinogenic/mutagenic and deposit their sperm in a sperm bank before getting enlisted.

Not only will this protect your children from the adverse effects of the various substances in the line of duty, but also help retain the sperm quality which deteriorates just as well naturally. Turns out having an older male is just as dangerous as having an older female when it comes to the conception of children, as the recent research shows.

Thank you for your reply, but i dont need an educational speech about the effects of DU, as i am completely aware of the health problems associated with it. The sad part in all this is that depleted Uranium is really not needed either in munitions nor armour. Example Tungsten provides similar effects, without so many of the health issues.
The problem is that Tungsten costs lot more then DU. So the reason for my saddness towards the health and lives of both civilians and soldiiers is that in order to save some money the US defence contractors are putting their own service men and women in harms way, while also causing unnecessary harm to civilians both with straight effects and effects causing health problems for generations to come.

So the real tragedy lies in there.

EDIT: Also CR i think we can agree that it is not white phosphorus thats causing birth defects in Jallujah? So the jump to DU is quite logical.