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 ::The initial supposition is not true. The maker of this statement should make it possible to contact them so that it can be discussed further.  DUSTory dash owner at yahoo groups dot com.  The Iraqi report did not show an "increase" in birth defects in Fallujah.  The tanks that fought at Fallujah had no room useless ammunition.  The DU penetrator sabot round (it is not a shell - shells are hollow, contain explosive, and explode - DU penetrators are solid metal rods fired at high velocity and do not explode).  DU was not only useless because it could not destroy walls or barricades, sabot ammunition is dangerous to infanty on the sides of the tank out to one kilometer.  All of the tanks that fought in Fallujah had to reload ammunition and they primarily used High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) rounds since those did blow large holes in walls and barricades.  These false claims about Fallujah should be looked at as confirmation that the claims about Basrah from the Gulf War were also false because the same claims have been made about Fallujah (just because there were major battles there) as there were about Basrah.  Write me, I will reply.~~  — Preceding unsigned comment added by     

 :::See section below about A-10 Warthog planes used in Fallujah. Back then they used depleted uranium rounds. See A-10 Thunderbolt Aircraft: "Of all the US military platforms that fire DU, the A-10 is responsible for the greatest proportion of DU fired."   19:20, 9 January 2014