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To: Aggie who wrote (32078)	11/24/1998 10:12:00 AM
From: jbe	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 95453

<<..hundreds of thousands dead because of the sanctions? Where did that number come from?>> From UN agencies. UNESCO report issued in April. More than 250 people, mostly children under 5, die each day because of sanctions. Estimated one-and-a-half million people dead since 1990, as result of sanctions imposed. (That's about 5 percent of Iraq's pre-sanctions population. In percentage terms, that is equivalent to about 13 million dead Americans.) The World Food Programme. Reports more than 1.2 million Iraqi children dead as result of embargo between August 1990 and August 1997. World Health Organization. Reports that most Iraqis have been on a semi-starvation diet for the last few years. A can of powdered milk costs as much as one month of a doctor's salary. Infant mortality has increased six-fold since 1990. lbbs.org ("Iraq Update") And so forth. Actually, George's figures look modest by comparison. jbe

To: Aggie who wrote (32078)	11/24/1998 10:40:00 AM
From: Bernie Diamond	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

Aggie: Under present circumstances I would vote for a limited strike. Stratfor made a compelling argument (several days ago) that we need to formulate a better policy regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction. Our present policy is a no-win situation, since many countries can/do have WMD, and it would take the occupation of Iraq to insure that they no longer have that capability. Then what about the next country??? Stratfor suggests that we hold every country responsible/accountable for activities within that country, as it affects our interests. That includes WMD, terrorism ,etc. England's policy, "We have no permanent friends. We have no permanent enemies. We only have permanent interests." is what we need to implement. Just my take FWIW. Bernie