Against All Enemies (Library of Contemporary Thought)
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ISBN: 0345427483 / Publisher: Ballantine Books, June 1998
Argues that the American military should be truthful about the origins of the symptoms affecting many Gulf War veterans and take responsibility for treatment
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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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