CND statement on the brutal bombing of Iraq

Dave Knight, CND chair.

"Bombing Iraq solves nothing. Militarily, bombing chemical and biological manufacturing or storage installations is deadly dangerous.

Politically it is counter-productive. Each time it has been tried, Saddam not only survives but emerges stronger than before.

Bombing kills the innocent. No bomb is smart enough to distinguish between military and civilian targets. Anger, both from the helpless Iraqi population and throughout the Middle East is increasingly directed at the US and Britain.

Accusations of hypocrisy increase as Israelis are seen to ignore UN resolutions with impunity.

International support for bombing is steadily slipping away, particularly in the UN Security Council.

Any long-term solution will have to depend on international agreement. Bombing simply makes the problem worse."

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