What responsibility does the US have toward Vietnamese who believe they've suffered illnesses as a result of their exposure to the dioxin Agent Orange? 47 Articles

by Jack Pine

This is a story of betrayal and power. It is a story about people who lived in a beautiful house that was threatened by an infestation. The people asked their friend, a powerful king, to come to their house to help rid i...read more

by Morgan Johnson

America bears a moral obligation to help treat the Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange. However, a moral obligation is not a legal requirement. Neither does it trump America's obligation to the Soldiers and Airmen who were ...read more

by Eve Redstone

It is more than thirty years since the Vietnam War ended and the participants, both willing and unwilling are still suffering. In an effort to deny food and cover to enemy troops the US army and Air Force defoliated vast s...read more

by DJ Triplett

"Well mom, as far as what I do out here is more or less depending upon V.C. activity in the area. We were hit 2 nights ago by about 400 V.C. We had only one man killed. This was because he had fallen asleep again." "...read more

by Aparna Guru

Since ages, the world has been witnessing and enduring the brutal reality of war. A world of diverse cultures, religions and ethics has always been unsuccessful to reveal the secrets of harmony and peace. How far may be th...read more

by Azad S

The real victims of war are not the defeated, nor are they the administration who barks out orders from its quarters but those who continue to bear the burden, mentally and physically of war. Especially a war which was not...read more

by Gerardine Baugh

"What responsibility does the US have toward Vietnamese who believe they've suffered illnesses as a result of their exposure to the dioxin Agent Orange? " None! Responsibility equals blame, liability, accou...read more

by Jared Garrett

Remember that old song about war by Edwin Starr? It went like this: "War. It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker. War. Friend only to the undertaker." Unfortunately Americans, like many people around the world, know the t...read more

by Ravi Embar

The US bears a large responsibility for the illnesses suffered by the Vietnamese as a result of exposure to the dioxin Agent Orange. The United States of America is not any other ordinary country. In the eyes of the A...read more

by Robert C. Sage

If a corporation exposed employees or consumers to toxic poisoning that was preventable, would it be held liable by a court of law? Of course, it should be. Would the sheer size of the potential liability be a justifiabl...read more

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by W Bruce Wright

On January 13, 1962, three U.S. Air Force C-123s left Tan Son Nhut airfield to begin Operation Hades (later called Operation Ranch Hand), the defoliation of portions of South Vietnam's heavily forested countryside, in whic...read more

by Andrew Woodman

Unfortunately where the United States is concerned there always seems to be this large moral gulf between what responsibilities they like to lay claim to and what responsibilities they actually have. It seems the U.S admin...read more

by J Larkin

The boy, Hoang Sohn Pham, regards the camera with an earnestness and innocence that lets you nearly see the soul of someone with faith in miracles. It is a rare nobility, one well worth looking for in a face half distorte...read more

by David Brown

It is said, time and time again, that the United States must take care of itself before it takes care of another country. Well, this is true with the issue of Agent Orange being used in Vietnam during the war years. Thou...read more

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by William Campbell

I would certainly agree that some kind of compensation should be awarded to those who suffered from the effects of agent orange ,but would like to point out that many American forces also suffered from the effects of agent...read more

by Jessica Kaaz

When I woke up the morning of January 11th, 1988, I was ten years old. It was a Monday and my brothers and I were supposed to be getting ready for school. Mildly excited at the prospect of a snow day, or an extremely rar...read more

by Barbara Stanley

I believe the use of chemicals meant to harm people and/or the environment should never be used as a weapon of warfare. The actions committed during an active war must be carefully examined for any and all future repercus...read more

by John Docherty

WHAT RESPONSIBILITY DOES THE US HAVE TOWARDS VIETNAMESE WHO BELIEVE THE'VE SUFFERED ILLNESS AS A RESULT OF THEIR EXPOSURE TO THE DIOXIN AGENT ORANGE? The argument that Vietnam was a war zone at the time, 1961-1971, does...read more

by Evelynn Yco

What responsibility does the US have toward Vietnamese who believe they've suffered illnesses as a result of their exposure to the dioxin Agent Orange? The the USA has the twin responsibilities of healing and restoratio...read more

by Patricia Young

Under international law, the United States government has an obligation, both legal and moral, to compensate the Vietnamese people for the traumatic effect that the dioxin Agent Orange has bestowed on their lives and count...read more