It isn't claptrap, the I was told the same thing by an audobon specialist at the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary. Ecxess protein caused the bones of the wings to grow faster than they shold and the birds could never fly anymore, had to spend their lives at the sanctuary. She took 4 little ducks from our lake and told us exactly why it had happened. Might want to look into things a bit before being so dismissive. Other people might actually know more than you.

By the way "animalandpeoplelover" I experienced this same exact result when the ducks in the lake across from my house grew up to be unable to fly because their wings had grown too fast and become deformed due to human feeding of bread / junk food. I believe it had something to do with an excess of protein.. An audobon specialist from the local Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary had to come take them to the sanctuary for the rest of their lives because they could not survive on their own as ducks should. You might want to re-consider knee-jerk dismissal of a more informed individual on a subject you clearly know nothing about yourself...

You guys are really quite hysterical ---- GWB's policies of invasion and arrogance didn't work out very well, did they? So now we have someone who wants to try something different. Let's give it a shot since everything else that's been tried just made things worse. As far as attacks being "unprovoked" (such as 9/11) those of you are are fully informed must realize that one of the main reasons for 9/11 as stated by bin Laden was our middle east policies over the past several decades ---- invading of Muslim lands to control and/or secure oil. We are not the only free nation in the world --- please note they did NOT attack Germany, Sweden or Canada. HELLOOOOO??????