Against All Enemies: Gulf War Syndrome, the War Between America's Ailing Veterans and Their Government

ISBN-10: 0345427483
ISBN-13: 9780345427489
Series: Against All Enemies
Category: History / Wars & Conflicts / Vietnam War
Pages: 103
Language: English
Published: 1998
Publisher: Ballantine Publishing
Author: Seymour M. Hersh

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"Why did the system fail the Gulf War veterans? Did national heroes such as Norman Schwarzkopf and Colin Powell, who were known during their careers for taking care of their troops, have an obligation to speak out on behalf of the veterans--as many sick GIs believe--and demand that America's military hospitals stop turning them away? The unsettling fact is that the Gulf War was far more costly to the United States than the Pentagon and its former leaders are willing to acknowledge. The ninety thousand or so victims of Gulf War syndrome are friendly-fire casualties just as surely as if they had been fired upon by their fellow soldiers. The military's inevitable dilemma is profound: Can it protect our soldiers and sailors in future wars if it was unable to do so in the Gulf War?"
--from AGAINST ALL ENEMIES

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