Troops worry smoke from waste burn pits carries toxins . Plastics , food and medical waste from base among trash burned . Troops stationed at U.S. base call coughing caused by smoke ` the smell of death' Comment:
Troops worry smoke from waste burn pits carries toxins . Plastics , food and medical waste from base among trash burned . Troops stationed at U.S. base call coughing caused by smoke `` Iraqi crud '' Pentagon says any harmful health affects from smoke are temporary .