It does seem strange, moving tons of sand across the ocean...to the desert. On the other hand since Idaho has businesses that specialize in hazardous waste clean-up it should not surprise us.

The "B" could well stand for "Business." It means revenue, jobs, profit and taxes for Idaho. Bingo!

That would be a funny project, Kevin! Of course, we'd have to suspend disbelief a little bit, but that's what movies are for. Since there're only 0.061 Curies of alpha-emitting radioactivity in the entire shipment (repeating: alpha radiation, which doesn't even penetrate the skin) -- less radioactivity than in 68,000 smoke detectors -- you could have the mutant hermit crabs fighting all the mutant insects that come from the dentists offices, where they have more radioactivity than in this whole shipment just from x-ray sources.

We all hoped that radioactivity might somehow cure Annette's MS.

Ruin our days.

Just to give credit where it's due:

http://www.newwest.net/city/article/army_shipping_contaminated_kuwait_sand_to_idaho_landfill1/C108/L108/

Here's the link to the New West story.

What are we gonna send back to 'em to fill up the big hole this will leave?