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" I don't think there is one cause of Gulf War illness. "
Christopher Shays
War
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Gulf War
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Medical
Story
" But Gulf War Syndrome is not one cause, not one illness. It is many causes, many illnesses. "
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Illness
Many
" We knew shortly after the war that our troops were becoming ill. "
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Knew
" But I would argue that a longer war it's more difficult to keep records than a shorter war. "
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Cover
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" First off, I'm not a scientist, and I make no apology for that. "
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" I'd like people to listen to our soldiers. They were there. They heard the alarms go off. They tasted the substance in the air. They spit up blood. They had rashes on their bodies. They got sick. "
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