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Madeleine Albright - The deaths of 500,000 Iraqi children was worth it for Iraq's non existent WMD's

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A short clip of Madeleine Albright saying the price of the deaths of Iraqi children from sanctions was worth it, uploaded with political commentary about Iran.

HN commenters cite the clip critically as evidence of US sanctions policy and its human cost.

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@ajsnigrutin2023-12 · in “Spain confirms nuclear power phase-out, extends renewable projects deadlines”

So... are we going to count the wars russia started vs the wars US&allies started? Genocide is a strong word... how many dead people count as a genocide? Because if russia applies the same rules as US, 500k dead children are worth it: ▶ this video ... in a war half a planet away from USA.

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@b2158262022-03 · in “Madeleine Albright has died”

Interviewer: "We have heard that a half a million children have died. I mean that's more children than died in Hiroshima. You know, is the price worth it?" Albright: "I think this is a very hard choice, but the price, we think the price is worth it." This is from a 1996 interview with this woman [1] about the Iraq invasion. Good riddance to bad rubbish. [1]: ▶ this video

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@someotherperson2022-03 · in “Madeleine Albright has died”

As a child, Albright was hoping I would die[0] so she would dance on mine. It's great that I survived, and I can dance on her grave on behalf of the half million children that didn't. [0] ▶ this video

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@someotherperson2022-03 · in “Madeleine Albright has died”

Knowing that people have died, she gave her personal opinion that she personally supported it[0]. That's a large part of the reason why she's disliked. It's because she advocates for genocide. If you replace "Iraqis" with "Jews" and have someone say that the deaths of half a million Jewish children is "worth it" nobody will be in this comment section trying to talk about honoring the deceased or suggesting everyone has good and bad sides. [0] ▶ this video

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@American121432021-12 · in “Hidden Pentagon records reveal patterns of failure in deadly airstrikes”

The body counts are not even comparable. In Iraq, ALONE, the U.S. is estimated to have killed 1M+ civilians, between the sanctions it pushed before the 2003 war and the war itself. Here is Madeline Albright saying killing 500k+ kids in Iraq via sanctions was "worth the price" (despite the fact that those sanctions achieved nothing in terms of real political goals): ▶ this video Edit: but you can flag my comments if that makes you feel better

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