Problem
Both William Pepper and Dr. Benjamin Spock present an argument claiming that the U.S. government is responsible for the lives of those injured or killed by collateral chemical weapons damage during the Vietnam war. In a New York Times article, Thanh Nguyen and Richard Hughes document the effects that Agent Orange continues to exert upon the population of Vietnam to this day. In your opinion, should the U.S. government pay for the cleanup of areas in Vietnam that are contaminated with Agent Orange? Why or why not? Should Dow Chemical, the producer of Agent Orange, be required to contribute financially to the cleanup efforts? Why or why not?