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The quote you posted said it was revealed to the public that was contaminated, it does not say that Monsanto revealed this, you left that part out, though it is in the article you cited.
how was the product contaminated? If agent orange was not designed to have dioxin in it, then are we saying that the manufacturers were so lax they randomly contaminate their' product? either way it doesn't make them look good.
Someone also said (Hemet i think?) the product was not meant to be used as much as it was, so how was it meant to be used when it was being sold to the government to be used by its men in jungles? How much is enough to cause part of his brain "dissolve" (to quote the VA doctor) as is happening with my step father from his LIMITED exposure to agent orange? What about the continual environmental and human damage that is STILL happening in Vietnam right now from agent Orange?
That chemical is still in the soil and water. Is that the US government's fault still? Are they running over there every night and spraying the chemical on pregnant women as they sleep to ensure the babies are born with devastating birth defects?
Why are you so resistant to the idea that these chemicals might very well be dangerous? That there might actually be a problem with a product made by a company that makes a massive profit off of it's broad use? When we look at sources we must question what will the sources benefit from what information? What stake does the people providing information or lack there of have in it's use and distribution? That the company might very well have a history of playing fast and loose with the truth and people's health, and has a lot of money to cover its tracks?
The military used Agent Orange in higher concentrations then was recommended. It wasn't made to be sprayed by airplanes over populated areas. When you spray any weedkiller or pesticides you should wear protection and they even say not to use on a windy day. If you don't follow the directions bad things can happen.
If you look down the barrel of a gun and pull the trigger with it loaded should your family be able to sue the gun maker ?
You mean it's not right to hold YOU resposible if I do something stupid? next thing you know they will put warning labels on lawn mowers that tell me not to put my hands and feet under it while it's running... wait I guess they already do...
There's a warning label on hair curling irons that says for external use only. Now what stupid person made that label needed ?
