[lbo-talk] Genocide in Iraq and Sudan

[Jim Devine]

It's pretty clear from what Mad. Albright has said that the US policy
elite during the Clinton years wanted to destroy the Saddam Hussein
regime and that they didn't care about the "collateral damage" (i.e.,
the killing of women, children, and other innocents) that resulted
from their efforts. According the the UN, that was a lot of collateral
damage. The Bush people have also been extremely uncaring -- cavalier
-- about civilian deaths.

Not being an international lawyer, I don't know if that's "genocide"
or not, but it doesn't matter to me whether it's a matter of intention
("I want to kill children") or carelessness ("it doesn't matter if
children die if we attain our goal"). I'm sure that Pol Pot didn't
really _want_ to kill however many people his regime killed. Instead,
as with Albright, the deaths were collateral damage arising from his
efforts to attain his goals.

On 5/4/06, Jordan Hayes <jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com> wrote:
> Charles Brown, incredibly, asks:
>
> > So, you don't think there is probable cause to believe that Bush and
> > Clinton intended to destroy the Iraqi nationals in whole or in part?
>
> No, I don't.  You do?
>
> C'mon, everyone on LBO got together behind my back today and said:
> let's fuck with Jordan by posting some outrageous statements.
>
> Right?  Ok, I get it.  Very funny.
>
> Now quit it!
>
> /jordan
>
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