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10. White phosphorus is manufactured in America and is used widely by the military

Mon Sep 19, 2016, 02:55 PM

Sep 2016

it is not banned out right by international law - you just can't use it on people. It is how the military creates smoke screens.

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Saudi Arabia appears to be using U.S.-supplied white phosphorus in its war in Yemen [View all] NWCorona Sep 2016 OP

Oh oh,interesting. Wellstone ruled Sep 2016 #1

The US really knows how to pick its friend$ cpwm17 Sep 2016 #2

They're just like us. We used it in Fallujah. n/t Tempest Sep 2016 #6

White Phosphorus is already "banned in most cases," except for FairWinds Sep 2016 #3

the sooner we dissociate from these assholes, the better Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #4

Exactly NWCorona Sep 2016 #7

I agree! burrowowl Sep 2016 #13

If it's good enough for the US in Iraq, it's good enough for them. Tempest Sep 2016 #5

Or for Isreal in Gaza. forest444 Sep 2016 #12

How is "US-supplied white phosphorus" even a thing? Iggo Sep 2016 #8

You are actually right hack89 Sep 2016 #11