[marktwain]

"My response which continues to go unanswered over the years...
If Gulf War illness is only a syndrome then why does the Portland Oregon VA Hosp have a whole Floor/Ward visibly named Gulf War Illness care or close to that.....not syndrome."

Because the desire to blame something is very powerful, as is the desire to *believe* in spite of all the scientific evidence to the contrary. Gulf War illness is a powerful, satisfying myth. Human psychology is oriented toward accepting anecdotal and episodic experiences as evidence, he have a bias toward drawing unwarranted conclusions. We used to believe that illnesses were caused by being cursed. Now we have "Gulf War illness" instead. It is a very satisfying belief that gives us a cause to pin our troubles on, because there is a very strong human need to find an identifiable *reason* for them.

There is a lot of randomness in the universe.

[Global2010]

Or perhaps they can fund that wing if it has a cause.

Regardless of truth.