Armor-piercing projectiles with depleted uranium were used in first Iraq war. Could that have been a contributing factor?
I had posted about the birth defect rise and the depleted uranium may be a contributing factor, but there has been argument against the studies.
While our boots do have to wear protective gloves while loading artillery and burn pits have been proven to cause illnesses (VA called for vets to come in and get checked) there are no old medical records for Iraq civilians and the trauma of war along with the Hussein weapons of mass destruction could all be contributors.
““I wouldn’t necessarily have designed the study in the same way as it was designed”, explains Pedersen, who notes that lower rates of birth defects could be expected from mothers’ recollections than if doctors had been asked to report them.”
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2813%2961812-7/fulltext
Before the wars, what would happen to a severely deformed infant? Also, I think the VA was created to cover up what was really going on with our troops so you know what I think about the CDC.