They caused it so US, Britain must help fleeing Iraqis: HRW

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http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2007/April/focusoniraq_April119.xml§ion=focusoniraq&col=

GENEVA - The United States and Britain generated the conflict in Iraq and now must help millions of Iraqis who have fled their homes, a leading human rights group said Tuesday at the start of a UN conference on the displacement crisis.

The US-based group Human Rights Watch (HRW) also said in a statement that Jordan and Syria—which together host nearly two million Iraqi refugees—were bearing the brunt of the crisis but were not responsible for creating it.

“The United States and the United Kingdom bear a particular responsibility to help people displaced in and out of Iraq,” said Bill Frelick, refugee director at HRW.

“They undertook a war that has directly caused thousands of deaths, widespread fear and suffering, and forced displacement.”

“This precipitated a sectarian conflict that has caused additional violence, persecution and displacement on a massive scale,” Frelick added.

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1. K&R

[acmavm]

2. Yep, we're responsible. Yep, we do owe these poor people for

destroying their country, taking away their home.

That being said, where the fuck is the money going to come from? Where in the hell are we going to get the food, money, and housing to take care of these people? We don't take care of our own.

This is a heavy debt that we owe. I just don't see how we can pay it.

[madokie]

3. only solution I see is to take the blood money from the profiteers

and let it be seed money for helping the Iraqi people regain some semblance of normality. so sad

[acmavm]

5. And you've nailed the ONLY possible solution to this dilemma.

Those who are raking in the bucks over this tragedy should be made to start paying for 'their' good luck. It won't be hard to tell those that should be paying. Just look at the blood on their hands.

[babylonsister]

4. We're not even allowing any of the refugees into the country,

'cause their skin is brown and they're from Iraq. How sick is that? Whatever happened to the Pottery Barn analogy? Apparently that only applies when it's a benefit to this admin. :(

[madokie]

6. driving them from their homes with no concern whatsoever as to where they go

just so long as they don't come here, can't be tainting our blood line with their blood, their brown skin and all. Its criminal if you ask me.