Re: change of mind NJC

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I don't accept that the poverty you find in the developed world is the same in kind as the developing world. I know there's poverty in America, less so in the UK, more so in Canada in some communities. But I don't believe that in any of those countries, children routinely die because of lack of clean water, or spend long periods in orphanages tied to beds because no-one is employed to look after them.

The situation in Iraq is grotesque and has been since sanctions began in 1991. We can differ as to whether the people would be helped by an invasion, or whether that would make things worse. But I can't believe anyone on this list truly believes the poverty there is comparable with what you find in America or Britain.

Sarah



At 1:53 PM -0800 02/19/2003, Lori Fye wrote:

United States citizens live in what IS a wealthy country, yet there's a
huge amount of poverty, and always has been ...