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Why Medical Research Is So Important: Bernie Sanders on Protecting Vets W Chemical Exposures 1997
Its from 1997
This is still an important issue because many people are (still) sick and quite a few have been treated really horribly by our government.
Bernie speaks at approximately 10:00 in
Stonewalling is a serious problem at DOD and VA in understanding these problems and developing treatment.
(My personal feeling is that this problem is not limited to Gulf veterans, its similar to MCS. People who live around fracking or mold often have similar problems. Gaseous elemental mercury exposure can also do similar things. Synergistic effects of multiple chemicals and pollutants plus stress)
