We were trained that DU munitions were not dangerous unless they're flying at us or a vehicle hit with them is still burning. Inhaling DU laced smoke was a no-no. Cancer risk and what-not.
My bet is that this Marine will be vindicated very soon, there is no way that this will hang around and cast doubts in the minds of his fellow Marines about how to do their jobs. Those kids over there cannot afford any touchy-feely doubts when they're fighting for their lives. God bless them all.
I've been in the Army and Army National Guard for 11 years. I've already completed one tour in Iraq and I'm probably going back in the spring. Believe me when I say that Rules of Engagement and the Law of Land Warfare training were pretty intense and extensive. They are taken extremely serious...
trust me there's porn, and satellite tv is huge there now. When we rolled in last May, didn't see any satellite dishes. When I left this past March, they were literally everywhere. Even the break-your-heart poorest areas had satellite dishes.
There's more electricity there now. In more places. There are power outages, but there is an electronics buying frenzy going on and that's a huge draw on the available juice.