Seanad debates
Tuesday, 4 November 2003
Humanitarian Issues in Post-War Iraq: Statements.
We should consider who suffered most. Although he lost two sons, it was not Saddam Hussein. Although he has disappeared, apparently he still exists. The republican guard was supposed to stand up to all forces of invasion. While many of them have been killed, most seem to have melted into the undergrowth. The people who suffered most were ordinary Iraqis, who are still suffering. We still have not discovered any weapons of mass destruction and now we are faced with a huge reconstruction of a country. Other sanctions could have been imposed to avoid this war. However, as Senator Henry said, we must start from where we are and not from where we would like to be.
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