Inquiry backs 'Gulf war syndrome' claims

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An independent inquiry into Gulf war illnesses today called on the Ministry of Defence to finally accept that thousands of veterans had suffered ill health as a result of their service in the 1991 conflict.
The inquiry, headed by the former law lord Lord Lloyd of Berwick, said that there was "every reason" to accept the existence of a "Gulf war syndrome", the existence of which has always been denied by the MoD.

Lord Lloyd's inquiry said that the MoD should now set up a special fund to make compensation payments to those veterans who had suffered as a result of their service in the war to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein.

The report said all the scientific studies agreed Gulf veterans were twice as likely to suffer from ill health as if they had been deployed elsewhere.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/military/story/0,11816,1353230,00.html

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1. The Gulf war syndrome will be minor in comparison to

the number of our service people who will suffer mental problems from the stresses of the Iraqi war. Our young people are being regularly exposes to horrors that no person should ever have to see. They will
never be able to overcome those experiences.

Since Mr. Bush is so high on fighting for freedom, he should urge his daughters to join the Army and serve two or three years in Iraq. That would be an impressive act on patriotism. While they are at it, Falwell could volunteer. How about Halfwits?

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2. It is about time. These people have truly suffered

They have physical ailments that have been passed off as a "psychological problem" (stress).

Which . . . causes the person who is suffering to probably develop psychological problems because they cannot get treatment for their pain.

There is nothing more frustrating that going from doctor to doctor to get help when you know something is wrong and they keep telling you you are "fine."