Iraq, War and Morality

In response to the anti-war march in London last month, the British prime minister Tony Blair outlined the 'moral' case for war with Iraq which rests on the assumption that there would be fewer deaths and less suffering of ordinary Iraqis if war occurs and Saddam Hussein is deposed than if he remains in power. A look at the evidence for this 'moral' case examining how many have already died as both a direct result of the 1991 Gulf War, the consequences of its aftermath and how many would die in the event of a war now.