On Sun, 9 Apr 2017 15:45:46 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


Greg's question was why napalm and white phosphorus are not banned but
nerve gases like sarin are. Agent Orange is in the same category as
napalm ... a defoliant. We were not discussing the effects on people.
Sheesh.

The difference is we know Napalm kills. Agent Orange was sold as a
safe weed killer.
The 2-4-D in it is still for sale at Home Depot. It was the Dioxin
that caused the problem. In the 50s and early 60s, you could buy that
too, along with Chlordane and DDT. They were just another miracle
chemical from WWII.