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Jan 16, 2007, 11:30 GMT
UN: More than 34,000 civilians killed in Iraq in 2006
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In 1995, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported that 567,000 Iraqi children under the age of five had died as a direct result of the sanctions imposed against Iraq.
When asked if the price was worth it, the then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said she thought so . (60 Minutes - with Lesley Stahl - 5/12/96)
With that in mind, if half a million deaths in infant population does not deprave anyone of a good night sleep, why would 34,000 deaths matter?
The real reasons for the Iraq invasion (and why Iran will probably be next) have to be found somewhere else than in those rehashed excuses on (non-existent) WMDs or 'bringing democracy' to a country that doesn't even have the slightest notion of it:
http://www.trinicenter.com/oops/2004/2710.html
That's just how the world works.
Gee, maybe they should stop killing each other?
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