Raul Ruiz actually said...

"if we cannot disprove, then it is very possible that there is a link between the burn pits and the health effects that our veterans are facing."

"The only plausible source was exposure to these burn pits."

"We have found carcinogens in the smoke, carcinogens in the soil, metals found in lung biopsies in these patients."

"The evidence for an association between the development of specific respiratory diseases and exposures to combustion products was found to be inadequate or insufficient."