The prevailing wind is such that from time to time about 3 times per year the said dust is taken into the Troposphere then dropped on Europe and the west cost of America too.

There is no safe,healthy way to employ humans in the tasks of oil drilling and transporting from South Asia. This begs the question: What the hell are we doing there?

Bringing our brand of “democracy” is a death sentence to every man, women and child in the Cradle of Civilization.

It does pose a significant health risk if inhaled in quantity, such as victims who narrowly escape death from the direct action of DU shells (during the initial invasion). In the mostly low concentrations that it now exists in the environment the risks are very low.

There are far more pressing humanitarian issues for the people of Iraq (suicide bombers, sectarian violence, kidnapping, poverty, low quality of life, road accidents…).

Where does the 2000 ton figure come from? Why not extrapolate to 20 million deaths - because very little of the 50 tons will ever be inhaled.

DU munitions are not illegal - and the UN has not ruled so.

No doubt I’ll be accused of being in the pay of the CIA, or some other baseless nonsense. DU is a major propaganda issue, propagated by well intentioned but misguided peace activists. Sadly this only achieves only further mistrust and violence. Do not doubt that the self-proclaimed experts on DU have vested interests in their cause.