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Where did the agents come from? Enemy weapons, or friendly exposure? I remember Iraq having chemical weapons being a big point of worry back then, but I was too young to remember the details.
Friendly exposure. They're talking about agent orange and other such chemicals. Stuff we throw down while claiming it's perfectly safe. This has been believed for a long time but it's been hard to get concrete proof.
Why would we have agent orange in a country without grass, let alone heavy forestation?
"agent orange and other such chemicals"
Please read the whole sentence next time. I'm referring to any number of chemicals we use in warfare. Agent Orange, White Phosphorus, etc. Turns out it's not "chemical warfare" if you "use it for flares" or to "clear a forest". Funny thing is, the body doesn't care why you used it. Agent Orange is traditionally the first time one of these "mystery soldier diseases" appeared. GWS is just the same thing but with a different chemical causing different damage. They're all chemical exposures.