I think 'gulf war syndrome' is still going on

... that it is going on in the military today ... and everywhere. I think it is caused by the proliferation of butyl ether chemicals/pesticides and in particular 2-butoxyethanol (also known as ethylene glycol monobutyl ether) ... and that it has been for 60 years or more. It was invented in the 1930s and the chemical companies have made a lot of money off of the pain and suffering of our populace. But the military suffers the most. How much exposure must our troops be getting to have these symptoms?

I shared this morning with a real gulf war syndrome vet - a possible way to diagnose the harm of this chemical. Now that would be the same for CFS and CFIDS which in my opinion is a definition of gulf war syndrome (illness) although it came out in 1988 by CDC Please note that 2-butoxyethanol and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether are 2 chemicals the gulf war troops were exposed to. And Alaska US Senator, Lisa Murkowski, is asking the Dept of Defense from what known sources. When ethylene glycol is listed, it could also be the same, and there are a couple of others that appear to be from the same chemical family.

Now, if we could just get some doctors interested in this; and if the CDC would do some studies on the people groups harmed ...

Such as these NAVY

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... and for the children who would have been born ... for the families who would have children to love and to pass on their family name and ideals ... for those children who were born, but with deformities and learning disabilities to overcome... You see, this 2-butoxyethanol is a teratogen and it specifically damages the testes. Studies show that the quantity and quality of sperm has declined consistently at 2% per year for the last 40 years! Pointing the finger in this direction is a theory that makes sense!

This US Coastguardsman of the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup bioremediation experiment is most distressed over the fact that he has zero sperm and he has been unable to father children.

The human suffering is unfathomable. Loss of family; homelessness; irregular thinking (McVeigh was a gulf war vet); the suicides .... Not to mention the Nation's loss of productivity and the EXHORBITANT medical costs and welfare costs, too.

When I see someone in their 50s with need of brain tumor removal surgery, I wonder what their parents did. Children of those so exposed, to the point of getting the CFS or 'gulf war syndrome' symptoms are at higher risk for tumor of the brain and leukemia per the World Health Organization The CDC only came out with statistics on brain tumors in 1977... so ....

Our human resource is our most valuable resource!

Worst exposure to this chemical is getting the fumes/vapors in one's eyes. There is such a thing as second-hand solvent exposure, and you don't even have to be in an intimate situation to get it from someone else.

And what's the worst of all? True patriots, now with gulf war syndrome symptoms of the 1990-1991 era have lost faith in their government, and at least 150,000 have registered with the American Legion

I think the chemical companies who have earned money on this chemical should reimburse the govt for medical costs and should subsidize the families who have lost their wage-earner, their head of household.

So, how did I learn about this chemical in the first place?

                   
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What I've noticed with many of them is that for so long they have looked in so many directions and had so many millions spent on studies ... with little conclusive results, that they can't imagine something as simple as a cleaning solvent/pesticide could have caused their harm. Now, the chemical family I suspect is on the list of exposures, but still, most of them can't encompass this thought. (& by the way, the discussion forums they have visited is thinning out; how many are still alive?)

Next they will be studying jet fuel and they really should find something there. Certain jet fuels have the pesticide label on them, so I suspect butyl ether which is a pesticide as the culprit. (MTBE is a fuel additive, you know) Somewhere the military has gotten ahold of Corexit (38% 2-butoxyethanol ... & that's not safe)

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Let me give you another example. The blood damage is compensated hemolytic anemia for a time, because the bone marrow compensates for the premature destruction of red blood cells. One particular gulf war vet who had done the most point-counterpoint dialogue with me, on 3 different forums and by private e-mail, too, had a post on a forum asking about the chills,