Re: Humor for some, not for the overly sensitive

[Hulltmsr@aol.com]

In a message dated 98-12-16 14:15:04 EST, you write:

<< Depleted uranium is used in an anti-tank ammunition because it has a better
 penetrability than tungsten and it is free or you may get paid for taking it
a
 way from the huge piles of nuclear fuel industry. Once a depleted uranium
 ammunition  hits  an armored tank, most of its kinetic energy will dissipated
 into different forms. Heat is a a major form. This heat is enough to oxidizes
 and evaporates DU. Breathing or ingesting U cause different health problems,
 cancer and kidney failure are the major effects. Contaminating the
environment
 for long time is a long term impact of using these type of ammunitions.
 
 I believe that many agree with me that war is not an acceptable solution,
 however, if it is become a must then ethics of war shall be followed (may
sound
 strange to some people!). For example, preserve the environment.
  >>


To this I say, unfortunately, like street fighting, war has no ethics.  There
should be an international law requiring a leader, who sends his countrymen
into battle, to lead them, i.e., be out in front of them as they engage in
battle.  I believe this would end most war.

Strictly my thoughts.

Thomas M. Hull
Kennewick, WA

hulltmsr@aol.com
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