The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago, but the battle with Agent Orange continues

50 years of orange disaster... Because of imperialism and american exceptionalism. By exceptionalism, I mean an idea that USA is a morally superior country for historical, ideological, and other reasons.

It isn&#x27;t new news that the effects of agent orange are largely unsubstantiated. It became political and so now we need to believe it, but it&#x27;s largely unscientific.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nationalacademies.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;2016&#x2F;03&#x2F;latest-and-final-biennial-review-of-health-problems-that-may-be-linked-to-agent-orange-exposure-during-vietnam-war" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nationalacademies.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;2016&#x2F;03&#x2F;latest-and-fi...</a>

The absolute hubris of dumping that much of a chemical like that onto farmland continues to astound me.

The United States dropped more than two million tons of bombs on Laos between 1964 and 1973, including a large number of cluster munitions [1].<p>More than 50 years after the war, bombs still threaten the local citizens[2].<p>During the construction of the China-Laos Railway, Chinese builders spent a great deal of effort removing leftover bombs along the route[3].<p>the destruction of Japan Abandoned Chemical Weapons had been delayed *4 times*(SHAME ON YOU JAPS) [4].<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.undp.org&#x2F;sites&#x2F;g&#x2F;files&#x2F;zskgke326&#x2F;files&#x2F;migration&#x2F;la&#x2F;UNDP_LA_Hazardous-Ground.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.undp.org&#x2F;sites&#x2F;g&#x2F;files&#x2F;zskgke326&#x2F;files&#x2F;migration...</a> [2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;global-development&#x2F;2023&#x2F;apr&#x2F;27&#x2F;i-dont-want-more-children-to-suffer-what-i-did-the-50-year-fight-to-clear-us-bombs-from-laos" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;global-development&#x2F;2023&#x2F;apr&#x2F;27&#x2F;i...</a> [3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.globaltimes.cn&#x2F;page&#x2F;202307&#x2F;1294231.shtml" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.globaltimes.cn&#x2F;page&#x2F;202307&#x2F;1294231.shtml</a> [4] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mfa.gov.cn&#x2F;eng&#x2F;wjb&#x2F;zzjg_663340&#x2F;jks_665232&#x2F;kjfywj_665252&#x2F;202410&#x2F;t20241011_11505414.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mfa.gov.cn&#x2F;eng&#x2F;wjb&#x2F;zzjg_663340&#x2F;jks_665232&#x2F;kjfywj...</a>

After battling my bougainvillea this afternoon, I’m about to resort to chemical warfare. Why is that plant popular, and why isn’t there an “Bougainvillea haters” Facebook group?

this is absolutely heartbreaking.

See also, depleted uranium in Iraq. Iraqi mothers and their children will continue to suffer the costs of this heinous war for decades.