Ever since I learned of this, it has troubled me. Imagine being told NOT to have a baby because of the chances of birth defects are just too high. This is what women are told in Fallujah. In the article below, it is cited as 24% of all babies in Iraq to have birth defects. As a mama, I just can’t stomach this. The cause of all this is the chemical weapons US military used in Iraq, especially in Fallujah, the “defiant” city. Another article I read stated that the only “weapons of mass destruction” in Iraq were the ones that the US military used.
This type of inhumane legacy of war lives on, literally. Birth defects effect families for generations, not to mention cancer and other milder illnesses caused by the chemical weapons. And the toxins that have seeped into the ground will take generations to disappear while the food that grows from it will be contaminated.
Since becoming a mama, issues like these are even more pertinent to me as I strive to stay informed about this world and better equipped to raise my family in it. The article below is a simple one. Others I’ve read had more graphic details and pictures. Please read and stay informed.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/139684.html
