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so 20 years ago the US dropped troops into a former military base with ample warnings of chemical and radiation contamination legible in two languages. a sizea
by nimbius 7y ago
so 20 years ago the US dropped troops into a former military base with ample warnings of chemical and radiation contamination legible in two languages. a sizeable number of them developed cancer. The VA subsequently ignored and marginalized these cases.
>“We were doing a great thing” at K2, said retired Air Force Tech Sgt. Jeff Frisby
two trillion dollars later, this proves to be patently false or at best, arguable. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21743782 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21743782
The US went down this road in Iraq with the burn pit ailments, and again before that with the chemical weapons ailments. Prior to this, Vietnam soldiers and agent orange. at some point this has to stop for recruitment sake. the internet makes it far too easy for the average highschool student to spend 10 minutes catching up on exactly how forgotten a promise the government makes to soldiers after they've fought in service of their country.
- sushid 7y agoI don’t understand why we’re still exposing our troops to harms needlessly. Maybe you can chalk up Agent Orange to a lack of understanding but burn pits and radiation contamination are obviously dangerous.
- jjcc 7y agoHarming US troops is part of equation. The local people in the countries suffered more which is usually less concerned than US troops. Not only the chemicals , but also killing each other because of destabilization of the regions.
- ActorNightly 7y agoI really wish recruitment would go down. People really shouldn't be looking at the military in the modern age as the sole opportunity for benefits/money to continue their life into adulthood.