From: "Michael Baier" <[log in to unmask]>
> as for chemical warfare, the result of agent orange to a chemical weapon
> was the same even if it was not supposed to be.

No, it wasn't.  It's not even close.  Agent Orange has been definitively linked to
only a skin disease, chloracne. It _might_ be linked to cancer or birth defects, but
that's not clear.  Studies on American vets exposed to Agent Orange generally show
that they have the same health problems as those not exposed.  People blame their
health problems on their exposure, but it's not justified.

Contrast this with Saddam's chemical weapons:
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/iraq/warning.htm
You don't have to do statistical studies to find out whether there are any health
effects.

This kind of superficial comparison, like comparing Iraq's invading Kuwait with the
U.S. invading Grenada is ... highly misleading.

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