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During the Vietnam war, between 1962 and 1971, the United States military sprayed 77,000,000 litres (20,340,000 US gallons) of chemical defoliants in South Vietnam as part of a defoliant program. 20 percent of South Vietnam's jungles were sprayed over a nine year period. The first objective was to reduce the dense jungle foliage so that Communist forces might not use it for cover and to deny them use of crops needed for subsistence. In 1965, 42 percent of all herbicide spraying was dedicated to food crops. The second objective was spot clearing in sensitive areas such as around base perimeters. It was also used to drive civilians into RVN-controlled areas.
In 1963, the United States (suspecting the negative effects) initiated a study on the health effects of Agent Orange that by 1967 confirmed that the chemical caused cancer, birth defects and other serious health problems. The outcome of the study had no effect what so ever on the use of Agent Orange.
According to Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 4.8 million Vietnamese people were exposed to Agent Orange, resulting in 400,000 deaths and disabilities, and 500,000 children born with birth defects. The most affected zones are the mountainous area along Truong Son (Long Mountains) and the border between Vietnam and Cambodia. The affected residents are living in sub-standard conditions with many genetic diseases.
The use of Agent Orange still has an effect on the citizens of Vietnam, poisoning their food chain and creating concern about its effect on human beings. This chemical has been reported to cause serious skin diseases as well as a vast variety of cancers in the lungs, larynx, and prostate. Children in the areas where Agent Orange was used have been affected and have multiple health problems including cleft palate, mental disabilities, hernias, and extra fingers and toes.
Until the 21st century much of the data on the effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam, was compiled by Vietnamese scientists in Vietnam and largely unavailable to the worldwide English reader. However, general public perception in Vietnam is that the effects are severe and clearly visible in children of veterans and people in affected areas. Veterans have become increasingly concerned about the effects of Agent Orange to humans. While in Vietnam, the veterans were told not to worry, and were persuaded that the chemical was harmless. In the last few years, this opinion has changed, and studies show the true effects Agent Orange has on humans.
Until recently, the US government has not addressed the effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam. In 2002, Vietnam and the US held a joint conference on Human Health and Environmental Impacts of Agent Orange. Following the conference the US National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences (NIEHS) began scientific exchanges between the US and Vietnam and began discussions for a joint research project on the human health impacts of Agent Orange.
These negotiations broke down in 2005 when both sides could not agree on the research protocol and the research project was canceled. However, more progress has been made on the environmental front. In 2003 the first US-Vietnam workshop on remediation of dioxin was held.
Starting in 2005 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began to work with the Vietnamese government to measure the level of dioxin at the Da Nang Airbase. Also in 2005 the Joint Advisory Committee on Agent Orange made up of representatives of Vietnamese and US government agencies was established. The committee has been meeting yearly to explore areas of scientific cooperation, technical assistance and environmental remediation of dioxin.
One of the biggest breakthroughs on the issue came as a result of President George W. Bush's state visit to Vietnam in November 2006. In the joint statement between President Bush and President Triet regarding the visit further cooperation on long-term environmental and human health impacts of Vietnam War era dioxin was raised.
In late May 2007, President Bush signed into law a supplemental spending bill for the war in Iraq and Afghanistan that included an earmark of $3 million specifically for funding for programs for the remediation of dioxin 'hotspots' on former US military bases and for public health programs for the surrounding communities.
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after seeing this, im i suppose to feel sorry for the few americans that died in september 11, just like the innocent people in hiroshoima,nagasaki and vietnam they died, no country has killed more people than the US, fucking americans..
aserrano1234321 1 month ago
still have health issues due to exposure in viet nam 41 years later
vjd2606 4 months ago
no US president ever has been sentenced !
edgar0001 5 months ago
@fogmussher finally someone sees it..
TheNWOtruth 8 months ago
"How many deaths will it take 'til he knows / That too many people / Have died?" From the song "Blowin' In The Wind". Look at it & think about it, folks!
1958boomergirl 1 year ago
lucky our family moved out
anko8aug 1 year ago
i'm in canada now i hate wars, when i was young i can hear bombs and guns i can smell gun powder in vienam.
anko8aug 1 year ago
thats really too bad for the us vet they should not spayed it at the people in vietnam why the fuck would they not know it's harmful .it's made by human it's chemical and biological warfare.i lived in the south of vienam in the city not north in the country side
anko8aug 1 year ago
And now I wonder what the COREXIT dispersant in thr gulf will do to the entire U.S. population?
fogmussher 1 year ago
A terrible shame SHAME on the GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES for being so weak and cowering to the CORPORATIONS and OLIGARCHY. This is supposed to be the oppression that men get concripted drated to fight AGAINST ! And DOW CHEMICALS do their Lying Speel- I'm glad for all the children that can live a normal life but what about all those who are worse affected..... and we weep
Xpozethcorupt 1 year ago