Tuesday, September 10th, 2013
Stephan: For the entire day I have been listening in the background about chemical weapons and how we are unalterably opposed to them. I really dislike hypocrisy, and as we think about going to war in Syria I have chosen two articles this one, and the one below it, to show the hypocrisy of this present situation.
Assad is deeply unsavory, no doubt, but is war the only way to deal with him? What has developed today, in a single day, with Secretary of State Kerry's offhand remark suggests otherwise.
if we step in we own it. Colin Powell is right. Is there really an upside to another Middle Eastern war? Given the history of Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen I think the answer is clear: No!
And are our hands really clean in the area of chemical warfare? Does Agent Orange constitute chemical warfare. For tens of thousands of Vietnamese the answer is unequivocally -- Yes!
The Vietnam War ended nearly 40 years ago, but the casualties continue as birth defects plague the country.
There are claims that thousands of children continue to be born with horrific facial deformities due to the 20 million gallons of Agent Orange chemical sprayed by the United States.
The Vietnamese call the disfigured youngsters ‘the children of Agent Orange’.
Da Nang in central Vietnam is thought to have the highest level of congenital deformity in the world.
