Silly Thinking

From the Guardian:


"Hardly humanitarian

Government claims of concern for the welfare of ordinary Iraqis ring hollow when set against the damage done by 12 years of sanctions, says Mike Aaronson

Friday February 21, 2003

In the debate over the pros and cons of a war in Iraq, the government's new concern for the interests of ordinary Iraqi people is very welcome.
But it rings hollow when one considers that the UK, in its role as a member of the UN security council, could have done so much more to modify a sanctions regime that has brought enormous suffering to Iraqi children and their families over the past 12 years."