Has anyone heard this rightie-libertarian argument before? [View all]

[arbusto_baboso]

I was debating a so-called "libertarian" recently (right-leaning lib) and of course, the subject of Iraq came up.

And this d-bag basically claims that the war wasn't actually that much worse for the Iraqi people than the years of sanctions were, and that by making war on Iraq, the Bushies might actually have been more humane than Clinton, Albright, etc. Admittedly, the sanctions cost Iraqi lives, but his claims as to the numbers are highly suspect, and I'm not defending that policy anyway.

I'd ask for info to debunk this troglodyte, but I don't think it would matter the slightest bit.

Seriously? All-out war and civil war not as bad as economic sanctions? Has anyone else ever heard this lunacy before?