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In reply to the discussion: Bless Chris Hedges! [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)Not only were all those children killed by the sanctions, generations are being born now in Iraq deformed because of the use of chemical weapons by the 'allied forces'.
Genocide. I remember when the UN argued over Rwanda and whether or not the word Genocide could be applied. Had it been, some action could have been taken to stop it. But by the time they got around to calling it 'genocide' the genocide had reached nearly one million deaths.
And we seem to be getting ready for more war and more death and destruction.
Failing doesn't deter the war machine either. The failure in Iraq, in Afghanistan and the latest failure, Libya which is now on the brink of civil war with tens of thousands of civilians locked up and all sides opposed to our puppet government there. Another tragedy of Western foreign policy. A country that had such a high living standard, has now been destroyed with violence a part of their daily lives.
Sometimes I think the world is run by madmen, and women of course.