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318 votes26 comments · 2012 Report of the Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force (GWVI-TF) » TF Report Feedback · Admin →
George,
Thanks to the new “idea” for the feedback site. I look forward to more comments and feedback to your idea and others.
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4 votesstarted · 0 comments · 2012 Report of the Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force (GWVI-TF) » TF Report Feedback · Admin →Daniel Lines
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Using the registry is part of the problem - Many, if not most, of those with Gulf War Illness never served in the Gulf War, and are thus excluded from the registry. These symptoms existed years before there was a Gulf War and have been effectively ignored. If you ignore much of the afflicted population in studies, you will never find the root cause of the illness. The designation of Gulf War Illness is merely another subterfuge to limit government liability and to deny benefits and treatment to those who need it. The government is well aware there is a health problem extending well beyond the Persian Gulf as I, and I am sure others, have brought it to their attention many times. I've been told on several occasions by the Gulf War Illness Task Force that they were "...unaware that anyone had these problems prior to the Gulf War" and that they'd look into it and get back to me. They've said that every time I've spoken with them over many years and several Presidencies. But as I was told at Fort Bragg in 1985, when so many people in my unit were becoming ill that I took my concerns to the folks at Environmental Health: "We've been ordered to not look at this." Apparently that order is still in effect.