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trade and development would be lifted so that average Iraqis can get on
with their lives (Cortright, “Hard Look” 3). In 2001, this idea was defeated
in the UN Security Council, but debate continues on its merits. One
problem, for example, has been the fuzzy line between military and
peaceful goods. If “smart” sanctions passed, the Security Council would
have to implement them carefully. While striving to reduce the suffering,
Council members must remain firm about blocking Iraq’s ability to
produce weapons of mass destruction so that the Middle East does not
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become more unstable than it already is.
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both the
Another step that might be very helpful would be to increase the
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number of relief organizations and relief workers that the United States
shortened
title because
allows to enter Iraq. Right now, the United States does not allow any
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American citizens to enter Iraq without official permission (Capaccio,
have the
“Suffer”). More relief workers could do a lot to spread aid to more people.
same author.
This increase in workers would also help to ensure that aid actually reaches
the people who need it.
As U.S. citizens, we share responsibility for the policies set by our
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elected leaders. Madeline Albright, the Secretary of State under former
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President Clinton, was asked a number of years ago whether the economic
summarizes
the issue
sanctions were worth enforcing at such high cost. Her response about the
and
economics being a hard choice but worth the price may have reflected the
argument,
revisiting
public opinion at that time. Many people now disagree. They would
ideas in the
argue that the present sanctions continue to hurt Iraq’s most vulnerable
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citizens without achieving the political goals. President Bush, the
Congress, and the UN must develop a fairer, more effective policy toward
Iraq. As citizens concerned about innocent people both at home and
abroad, we must take a stand against the suffering of innocent Iraqis. We
must press our leaders to rethink the sanctions. If we pledge “liberty and
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ends with a
justice for all” in our own land, how can we practice injustice in our
thought-
foreign policies?
provoking
question.
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