QUOTE(TheBigHurt35 @ Mar 10, 2005 -> 09:59 PM)
Well, since you asked...
"Halved" from which time period? The period where Saddam ruined Iraq's economy by waging a nine-year war against Iran? Or would that be the time period after Saddam invaded Kuwait, which resulted in UN sanctions against his country, thus causing even more poverty?
Saddam caused the malnutrition in the first place, skimmed an estimated $7-$21 billion in the Oil-For-Food scandal, would not cooperate with weapons inspectors (a blatant violation of UN resolutoins), and yet a regime change was not justified? Bulls***.
See, now why didn't you write that in the first place.
And LCR I know it was a rhetorical questions but the Bush policy isn't worried about human rights/freedom/liberty when there are no residual benefits.