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> The problem with remote-control war is that there's no political cost Oversimplification. Domestically, the US is still paying the cost of using, eg, Agent O
by gcv 13y ago
> The problem with remote-control war is that there's no political cost
Oversimplification. Domestically, the US is still paying the cost of using, eg, Agent Orange in Asia, today (children of service members born deformed).
- yardie 13y agoReally? I haven't received my bill for agent orange in forever. Anyone sent to prison for authorising its use? Civil lawsuits? No, there was no cost (except to those directly affected) for using agent orange.
- gcv 13y agoYou haven't received a bill? Fascinating — do you not pay taxes? Because if you are, then you most certainly have been paying for medical treatments for veterans and their families, as well as various US government cleanup projects. Civil lawsuit: http://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/claims-postservice-agent_orange-settlement-settlementFund.asp http://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/claims-postservice-a...
- yardie 13y agoSorry, can't find that bill. I pay taxes and I regard any class action funding from the DoD with the same skepticism as the Iraq War. No one is paying for it, not in dollars. We've spent many trillions in Iraq and the government just charges it to the fed who kicks the can down the road. I'm sure I might pay for it one day. I'm fairly sure my kids and grandchildren will pay for it.