BF2S Forums Gulf War Syndrome

I know guys with ptsd from vietnam, but nothing like that awful shit.

Gulf War syndrome killed my father and raped my mother.

I was under the impression Gulf War syndrome wasn't a single ailment or set of symptoms, but rather a catch-all term for any illness linked directly to Iraq, if this is the case, there wouldn't be any one cause, would there/

rdx-fx wrote:

Bubbalo wrote:

Gulf War syndrome killed my father and raped my mother.

Could you explain, in other words, what you meant by that?

I neither have, nor know anyone with, Gulf War syndrome.

rdx-fx wrote:

Bubbalo wrote:

I was under the impression Gulf War syndrome wasn't a single ailment or set of symptoms, but rather a catch-all term for any illness linked directly to Iraq, if this is the case, there wouldn't be any one cause, would there/

I'm unsure if there's a clear medical criteria defined for Gulf War Syndrome, but it seems to be (roughly) defined  as a multi-symptomatic group of ailments typified by nervous system disorders (primarily) with secondary disorders of the immune system and other major organ functions.

What the OP's article was apparently saying is that there may be a more direct link between a specific incident/chemical than was previously thought.  i.e., it might be Sarin from a specific incident, rather than caused  by the laundry list of toxic agents that were previously thought.

So basically what I said is what it used to be, and they're now thinking maybe the definition is tighter than they thought?

no.  sarin is specifically meant to as a biological weapon.  agent orange was merely a defoilant used to get rid of the vegetation that the VC/NVA would always hide in and ambush from from.  The badness from agent orange was from its unintended side effects to the people that were exposed to to it. 


I remember being a young pup in my joe days and hearing stories from all the desert storm vets.  they would say how that SOMETHING was n the air.  they knew they got slimed because those NBC detectors kept going off. every time they went outside their tent, theyre would be a layer of film that accumulated on anything exposed.  you would be able to see it and feel it and actually wipe it off if youwere to brush your hand over anything. 

DU supposedly caused a lot of birth defects in iraq right?  Im hesitant to blame it on that though.  I have never been to a place where so many children had birth defects.  I remember one kid would have this gimmick of going up to any patrols and telling joe that if you give him 20 dollars, he would cut off his extra thumb.  his extra working thumb,  that shit was awesome.  he wouldnt cut if off ofcourse. 

I know the guys that were a part of the original invasion during OIF were exposed to a lot of DU dust.  they didnt give it to our task force though when we deployed.  I speant a lot of time playing around in dead tanks, lowing hes been exactly where i was at in Taji, hell know what im talking about.

My uncle has GWS.