When will depleted uranium and radiation poisoning be addressed by Congress. It is now being passed on to the next generation in the form of horrendous birth defects and a high rate of stillborn babies.

And this point IS coming, but they won't admit it . just like P.T.S.D.

as always suggest that they stock pile all of the spent uranium in the offices of the congress. It will delete them.. and we can start fresh

There is so much spend ammunition in Iraq.. armor piercing rounds that I am amazed the place is not already glowing. not so much in Afghanistan as they did not have a large tank force.

for those who dont know.. this is what they use to make ammo for anti personnel and the wart hog tank buster ... Extremely dense.. also another reason they dont carry a lot of ammo.. weights sooooo much.. It is like lead on steroids.. weight wise.

How about storing it on the personal property of said congress persons.
Starting with Pelosi's.

and on her farms .. with all the illegal workers.. and on her roofs so it can collapse them.. etc etc and so forth

Spoken so true.
Too bad I can only RAVE once. You deserve THREE.

The long-term health effects of introducing Depleted Uranium into the environment remain mostly unmeasured and unknown.

The unstable isotope U-235 is what is used in nuclear reactors and weapons, not U-238 which is quite stable and emits relatively low levels of radiation. DU is nearly pure U-238. That certainly doesn't mean that DU is not dangerous, only that it is much less radioactive than fuel-grade uranium and is known to be less toxic than such heavy metals as mercury and arsenic.

That much we know. What we don't know is what bothers me.

Congress should mandate a study to determine the health risks (or lack thereof) of the DU used in U.S. military ordnance -- and to halt further use of DU by U.S. forces until that study has been completed and reported back to Congress.

It does us no good to speculate about this. We must know the facts.

I'm embarrassed to say that I know little about this issue. Can you give me a few sites to check out?

The Democrats have had their chance and not brought it up. Now that the election has passed, they have a window to do it before the next election. They don't want to appear weak on defense and the perception of disarming our troops.

it is sad thing that most of the legislation for prevention has to happen after a horrendous incident and not before.