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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: epicure who wrote (213357)1/17/2007 12:56:45 PM
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"...and I do wonder about the UNICEF extrapolation. But of course we agree on the proposition that children should be protected from the bite of sanctions- and I think, in general, our government tries to keep that in mind as well."

I suspect UNICEF is one of the more credible sources of information because they didn't seem biased about the direction of politics being played out in Iraq. They were critical of the sanctions for the reasons already given. However, they were even more opposed to our invasion because of the impacts that would have on children. I haven't seen (or looked for) post invasion reports from them that support the impacts they foresaw.

Things are worse in Africa for children but not as the result of something that was intended as a political strategy.
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