RE: post excerpted below.
Some hard questions, and painful for those of us in the US who are
conflicted about the good and bad our country, or its citizens, have done in and
to the world, and in this country itself. [As I write this, I have
in my wallet a $20 bill, with the picture of Andrew Jackson, known for many
things, but perhaps most ignominiously as a proponent of Indian removal.
Such a person we honor?] The US population in 2005 is about 4.6% of
the world total today, yet we lay claim to about 25% of the world's resources
and impact, for better or probably worse, an even larger
share. Because "God Shed His Grace on [We]," as one of our anthems
says? Uh, I have a hard time believing that. With
great power goes great responsibility. Interesting times ahead.
That said, I have a question that perhaps someone out there can address,
re: "Dysentery, starvation (due to ten years of sanctions) and war in
Iraq.", specifically concerning the sanctions. Whatever the US role
in those sanctions, it has always seemed to me that Saddam Hussein had the
resources to address the basic health/sanitation needs of his people but instead
chose to spend it on a lavish lifestyle for himself, his family, and supporters,
and on other nonessentials compared to basic needs. Yet, almost
without exception, the US gets blamed for this humanitarian disaster during the
sanctions. Why?
Bob
In a message dated 8/8/2005 9:30:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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