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 Wednesday March 19, 2003 17:56 by zaqer
 'They want [DU weapons] to go away because we kicked the crap out of them' DR. KILPATRICK: Good afternoon. It's certainly my pleasure to be able to be here this afternoon and talk with you about the medical health effects of depleted uranium. [ lots of so-called evidence from the Pentagon that DU radiation harms no one. go to http://defenselink.mil/news/Mar2003/t03142003_t314depu.html for more ] Looking at those individuals whom we know were most highly exposed to depleted uranium in the Gulf War are some 90 individuals who are being in the medical follow-up program. They have shown no adverse effect from their exposure to depleted uranium. And, again, the multiple other organizations reviewing this data are consistent with our understanding of depleted uranium. It is a superior weapon, superior armor. It is a munition that we will continue to use, if the need is there to attack armor.
Q: May I just follow up on that? Actually you had said it's an advantage and we do not want to give it up. Why would it even be considered that you would give it up? And why are you even saying that? COL. NAUGHTON: Well, you need to look at the environment of the context where people are asking us questions -- who's asking the question? The Iraqis tell us terrible things happened to our people because you used it last time. Why do they want it to go away? They want it to go away because we kicked the crap out of them -- okay? I mean, there's no doubt that DU gave us a huge advantage over their tanks. They lost a lot of tanks. Their soldiers can't be really amused at the idea of going out in basically the same tanks with some slight improvements and taking on Abrams again. That has got to be a huge morale -- so wouldn't it be great if we could convince the world to make the U.S. give up DU?
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Jump To Comment: 1the battlefield. They are far more effective than conventional munitions.
You can't blame troops for wanting to have the best exuipment possible at hand. However due to the many question marks regarding it's safety, I think a safer, but equally effective alternative should be given priority.