I really have no problem with any individual expressing their opinion, actor or not..
But (there is always a but...lol)
In this case, it is pretty open and shut. Put the case as to whether we should resort to open warfare with Iraq aside for a moment... Sean Penn went there to "assess the humanitarian situation" for himself....
It doesn't matter one hoot what the humanitarian situation is... We (the USA and allies) did not cause it with our sanctions. Somehow, while millions of people supposedly starved in Iraq because of the big mean allies' sanctions, Saddam Hussein managed to spend a ton of money rebuilding his troops, adding castles, etc....
So, if he had enough money for that, he had enough money to make sure his people ate.. simple as that....
It is well past time for the people of Iraq to hold themselves and their leadership responsible for their situation... As long as people accept the argument, in any form, that our sanctions are starving Iraqi children, they are missing the point.....
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