This morning, in my World News Briefing from the Financial Times, I found the following summary of a news report:
Four years after a US-led invasion that was sold to the public partly on humanitarian grounds, Iraqis are suffering from a man-made catastrophe comparable in scope to the tragedy in Darfur.
I’m not sure what this says about our future strategy in Iraq but it does not reflect well on our handling of the occupation. Hopefully, I’m not getting too political here but three questions came to my mind when I read this:
1. If the people of Iraq have their basic needs provided won’t that help fulfill our mission?
2. What is in the best interest of the Iraq people?
3. What is our moral obligation?
You can read the full article on the Financial Times website.
Four years after a US-led invasion that was sold to the public partly on humanitarian grounds, Iraqis are suffering from a man-made catastrophe comparable in scope to the tragedy in Darfur.
I’m not sure what this says about our future strategy in Iraq but it does not reflect well on our handling of the occupation. Hopefully, I’m not getting too political here but three questions came to my mind when I read this:
1. If the people of Iraq have their basic needs provided won’t that help fulfill our mission?
2. What is in the best interest of the Iraq people?
3. What is our moral obligation?
You can read the full article on the Financial Times website.
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