The Other War With the war in Yugoslavia dominating the news, we should not forget that the United States government is also still actively engaged in a second bloody and horrific war, in Iraq. The results have been nightmarish.
Hospitals lack even the most basic equipment and supplies.
The embargo even bars chlorine for purifying water. In 1989 there wasn't a single case of cholera in Iraq. Now there are thousands. Anguished Iraqi pediatricians cannot prevent infants from dying from diarrhea and other easily treatable conditions. Small infections become life-threatening ailments, especially for the young, elderly, sick, and poor.