you, you there. you don't look depressed enough about the war.
Body and Soul:
Although it isn't back to its 1996 peak, when the sanctions were doing their greatest damage, the rate of acute malnutrition among children under 5 has doubled since we invaded Iraq. The main reason seems to be continuing lack of access to clean water, which can cause chronic diarrhea. Other things hurt as well: humanitarian organizations like CARE and Doctors Without Borders have had to leave as it became more and more dangerous to work there; Iraqi doctors are prime targets for criminals. But mostly children are malnourished because we've done a worse job than Saddam Hussein after the first Gulf War in getting clean water to them.
bolding mine.


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