Update

Hmmm...AmericaBlog links to Steven D. at DailyKos: the US Army confirms it used White Phosphorus in Fallujah a year ago:

WP [i.e., white phosphorus rounds] proved to be an effective and versatile munition. We used it for screening missions at two breeches and, later in the fight, as a potent psychological weapon against the insurgents in trench lines and spider holes when we could not get effects on them with HE. We fired 'shake and bake' missions at the insurgents, using WP to flush them out and HE to take them out.

Here's a .pdf of Field Artillery Magazine, March-April 2005. The paragraph cited above is on page 5 for those who want to view the .pdf.

Now, if I remember right, wingnuts were all up in arms about the sadistic tendencies of Saddam, Uday, Qasay, and the Iraqi high command. I'm beginning to wonder if it wasn't merely a case of envy, that is, they wanted to kill Iraqis too, and were upset that Hussein, his vicious cronies, and his evil kids were having all the "fun." Of course, most 'nuts won't actually do their killing themselves--instead, they send poor kids off to do it for them...which also spares them from occupational hazards like IED's (see below).

I also doubt the 'nut crowd is all that concerned about the quantity and variety of ordnance being used, be it willy pete, DU, whatever. Doubtless, plenty would advocate using nukes...without regard to moral, much less political considerations. Which for me merely underscores the problems in relying solely on the military for solving essentially political problems. You don't win hearts and minds by violently separating them from bodies.

Too bad the 'nut crowd didn't learn THAT lesson thirty years or so ago. But clear thinking has never been their strong suit.