I resonate to this discussion as it brings up for me the sanctions waged against Iraq in the lead up to the second war. Please read Tom Nagy's "Iraq Water Treatment Vulnerabilities" to get a deeper understanding of the impact of sanctions on civilian populations. As a direct result of these UN/US sanctions 535,000 children died 'in exc…
I resonate to this discussion as it brings up for me the sanctions waged against Iraq in the lead up to the second war. Please read Tom Nagy's "Iraq Water Treatment Vulnerabilities" to get a deeper understanding of the impact of sanctions on civilian populations. As a direct result of these UN/US sanctions 535,000 children died 'in excess of expected' due to water contamination and lack of acces to vaccinations and ant-biotic treatment. Just sit with that for a moment...and then begin to think of how many children are dying now in Syria.
Thank-you, Peter, once again for not allowing us to 'look the other way'!
I resonate to this discussion as it brings up for me the sanctions waged against Iraq in the lead up to the second war. Please read Tom Nagy's "Iraq Water Treatment Vulnerabilities" to get a deeper understanding of the impact of sanctions on civilian populations. As a direct result of these UN/US sanctions 535,000 children died 'in excess of expected' due to water contamination and lack of acces to vaccinations and ant-biotic treatment. Just sit with that for a moment...and then begin to think of how many children are dying now in Syria.
Thank-you, Peter, once again for not allowing us to 'look the other way'!