FizzingWhizzbees
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P.S. Sorry it took me so long to reply to your post, Dreadsox...I spent most of yesterday on a train!
FizzingWhizzbees said:Dreadsox,
I guess you're right that I won't change my mind on this issue. I have seen far too much evidence that sanctions caused horrendous suffering to the Iraqi people to suddenly believe that sanctions weren't really so terrible. Most of that evidence is from people who were actually working in Iraq at that time and have stated that they couldn't get food supplies or medication because of the sanctions.
FizzingWhizzbees said:
I don't dispute that Saddam contributed to the suffering of the Iraqi people. The UN knew that Saddam would not be likely to alleviate the suffering of his people, and therefore I believe it was the responsibility of the UN to ensure that people weren't suffering because of sanctions. People would have suffered under Saddam regardless of whether sanctions were imposed, but from what I've read I believe that sanctions greatly increased that suffering.
Dreadsox said:
I almost think we are saying the same thing. The difference is, I do not blame the sanctions. I blame Saddam, and I blame the UN Security Council for not changing the system, so that it was under UN Control.