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Originally posted by TheCommodoreAfro@Aug 21 2004, 02:30 AM
Yes, if there are thousands of people dying as a result of sanctions on a government, then they should be MODIFIED to stop it from happening. Simple goodness of the heart stuff.
Because they continued to be strictly imposed and things like medicine became unavaialble, the troops are finding out that their governments policy over the last 10-13 years has not provided them with "arms outstretched" welcome they were anticipating. If tortured soccer players are madder than heck at the US policy, imagine what those who weren't tortured are thinking.
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So basically what you're saying is that we should reward the governments that are subjected to sanctions for not changing.
It's that government's fault for not providing medicine to their people. It's that government's fault for not providing food. Instead, they want to continue their posh lifestyle, building palaces and whatnot, and don't care for their people.
And you want to reward these people for this action?
The sanctions against Iraq were modified. Originally, there was no "oil for food" program. That came into being later on.... but we now see what kind of a sham that was.
UN Sanctions are there for a reason. Ignoring them should not be an option.