Re: Re: Re: Re: Thatcher and nationalism

[Brad De Long]

>Brad DeLong wrote:
>
>>  I think the U.S. sanctions policy on Iraq is mistaken and
>>  counterproductive. But I don't think Clinton is morally culpable for
>>  the fact that the Iraqi government prefers not to spend its foreign
>>  exchange on pharmaceuticals and nutrition but to husband it for...
>>  other purposes.
>
>Brad, Albright said that the sanctions would last as long as Saddam 
>remained in
>power.  Saddam cannot buy water purification inputs which are much more
>important than drugs.  Yes, Clinton is responsible.

As I said, I think U.S. policy toward Iraq is a *big* mistake. But 
that does not mean that you should ignore the fact that Saddam 
Hussein wishes to use his foreign exchange for other purposes than 
public health.


Brad DeLong