Effects of toxic smoke worry troops returning from Iraq

[RamboLiberal]

Source: CNN

The pervasive smoke spewing from the junk heap at Balad Air Force Base in Iraq is causing many returning troops to be concerned about the effects on their long-term health.

For four years, the burn pit was a festering dump, spewing acrid smoke over the base, including housing and the hospital.

Until three incinerators were installed, the smelly pit was the only place to dispose of trash, including plastics, food and medical waste.

"At the peak, before they went to use the real industrial incinerators, it was about 500,000 pounds a day of stuff," according to a transcript of an April 2008 presentation by Dr. Bill Halperin, who heads the Occupational and Environmental Health Subcommittee at the Defense Health Board. "The way it was burned was by putting jet fuel on it."

A lawsuit filed against the burn pit operators by a contractor alleges the burn pit also contained body parts.


Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/15/burn.pits/index.html

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Amazing how these cretins who start the wars never worry about how they are poisoning the troops.

How hollow is their flag-waving and support the troops chants.

[DustyJoe]

1. I Wonder

if these troops ever had 'honey-pot' duty ? That is hauling the 1/2 55 gal drums from the outhouses and pouring kerosine in them and standing over them stirring the sludge. I know that was toxic for a lot of servicemen. *stale humor attempt*

[silverojo]

2. Gee, troopie-pies, most of you voted for pricks who hate clean-air laws

It's about time you Freeptard types inhaled the same kind of shit you want to force into OUR lungs.

Go fuck yourselves!

NOTE: Above message NOT applicable to the honorable troops who voted for President Barack Obama :patriot:

[EFerrari]

3. The VA is broken and the Pentagon keeps trying to deny health issues.

When our people are brought home, there is going to be a huge, horrible human train wreck.