Depleted uranium shells propaganda target by Iraqis

Post Gazette ^ | Mar 26, 2003 | Michael Woods,

[Diddley]

WASHINGTON --Iraq has tried to manipulate world opinion in recent months in an effort to prevent the United States from using its most effective armor-penetrating shells, the kind that decimated the Iraqi tank fleet in the Persian Gulf War, U.S. military officials say.

[Diddley]

The spector of DU radiation problems raised by Iraq.

[First_Salute]

Bump.

[Sinner6]

There has to be a joke about DUmbies in here somewhere.

[Rodney King]

The key word in depleted uranium is depleted.

[alancarp]

There's a whole lot more serious health implications for Iraqi citizens that either surrender to the wrong uniform or get used as shields.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

It's interesting that the reporter at the CentCom briefing who asked about DU wasn't from the Arab press.

It was pathetic show by the worlds "journalists".

[Lx]

I would state categorically and unequivocally, that being inside a tank that had one of these things shot through it, it probably is very unhealthy not to go out on a limb or anything...

[Cultural Jihad]

[Ecliptic]

Seems the best thing to do is get rid of these things...why not get rid of all we have in stock somewhere in Iraq?

[wildbill]

Knew this was coming. Expected it from our anti-war crowd, but i guess they haven't gotten their marching orders yet.

[PhilDragoo]

Iraqi T-72 tank hit with DU sabot

[ChadGore]

Re: Expected it from our anti-war crowd

I've already argued it. Just keep making them say the word "Depleted" over and over and over untill they get the fact that Depleted Uranium shells are just that, Depleted.

Do they cut through old russian tank armor like butter? Hell Yes. Will we stop useing them because that pisses off our military enemy? HELL NO !

[vannrox]

"...oh well..."

I suppose they would rather us use Neutron Warheads?

[Campion]

The health problems in Basra and other areas of S. Iraq are caused by low-level exposure to Saddam's mustard gas, not DU.

They are similar to the birth defects and other problems reported in the northern Kurdish areas, where DU rounds were never used in Gulf War I. However, Saddam has used mustard gas extensively in both the north and south of the country.

[FredZarguna]

Seems the best thing to do is get rid of these things...why not get rid of all we have in stock somewhere in Iraq?

Too expensive to move the whole Pacific inventory to that theatre. But we may have other opportunities soon.

[Calamari]

""But Saddam Hussein refused. "Unless that study is done, it is going to be very difficult to try to understand what is behind the large number of people being ill,""

Maybe they inhaled something more volatile and toxic when Saddam put down the rebellion after the first Iraq war.VX? Sarin? Mustard?

[Diddley]

. . . not to go out on a limb or anything.
ROFL

[XEHRpa]

Sure... Aerosolized heavy metal of any variety is wicked toxic. But with DU, its the heavy metal, and not the radiation that is the bigger health danger.

[Diddley]

VX? Sarin? Mustard?
Yeah. I think radiation is their last worry.

[Diddley]

But with DU, its the heavy metal, and not the radiation that is the bigger health danger.
Good point.