Quote Originally Posted by solypsist
we can stay here all day picking apart the definition and characteristics of phosphorus but the deal is that the US continues to lose prestige in the global community and at home with things like this. it's been a while since anyone referred to us as "the good guys."

However that picking apart the definition is important - because with one its a war crime - which yours truely could be considered guilty of in a European Court. And the other one is what the United States and several other nations use Smoke munitions for.

The prestige in the global commuity was not lost because of the use of smoke in Iraq - the lose of prestige happened for other reasons.