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A new paper published in The Lancet — one of the world's most respected health journals — finds that sanctions imposed by the West on developing countries have caused 38 million deaths since 1971.

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[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Also, fun fact, but according to his own public statements Osama Bin Laden was radicalized by the Reagan's sanctions and their effects on Iraq. (ie, mass starvation)

[-] birdwing 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

In other words, Reaganomics contributed to Islamic terrorism.

Or, to make it clickbaity-ish, "caused".

We should also be critical of the term 'terrorism': it is often a buzzword used to shut down criticism of protest groups. In this case it does hold up, though.

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago

Did Reagan administration sanction Iraq while providing them with weapons for their war against Iran?
IfaIk, the sanctions were established later, after the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, under George H. W. Bush.

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