I would also add the sheer destruction of hundreds of thousands, if not over one million Iraqis during the Sanctions regime; 1990-2003, which lasted through three U.S. presidents. The destruction of Iraq's infrastructure, civil society and civil relations, medical, technical, and social capital devastated Iraq and left it vulnerable to the radicalization of the Iraqi population. The Sanctions regime represented a war of inhumane proportion, a true weapon of mass destruction. And when questioned about its affects on the deaths of one and half million children, Madeline Albright simply replied that "yes it was worth it". The hypocrisy of America's goodwill missions leaves any claim to moral authority obscene.
I would also add the sheer destruction of hundreds of thousands, if not over one million Iraqis during the Sanctions regime; 1990-2003, which lasted through three U.S. presidents. The destruction of Iraq's infrastructure, civil society and civil relations, medical, technical, and social capital devastated Iraq and left it vulnerable to the radicalization of the Iraqi population. The Sanctions regime represented a war of inhumane proportion, a true weapon of mass destruction. And when questioned about its affects on the deaths of one and half million children, Madeline Albright simply replied that "yes it was worth it". The hypocrisy of America's goodwill missions leaves any claim to moral authority obscene.