Americans are rightfully horrified to see Ukrainians killed by Russian forces, yet we regularly accept justifications when people are killed by U.S. or allied forces.
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J S Davies, The Progressive
Americans have been rightfully shocked by the death and destruction caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But the United States and its allies have waged war in country after country for decades, carving swathes of destruction on a far greater scale than has so far disfigured Ukraine.
As we recently reported, the United States and its allies have dropped more than 337,000 bombs and missiles, or forty-six per day, on nine countries since 2001. Senior U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency officers told Newsweek that the first twenty-four days of Russia’s bombing of Ukraine was less destructive than the first day of U.S. bombing in Iraq in 2003.
The U.S.-led campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, has bombarded those countries with more than 120,000 bombs and missiles since August 2014, the heaviest bombing anywhere in decades. U.S. military officers told Amnesty International that the U.S. assault on Raqqa in Syria was also the heaviest artillery bombardment since the Vietnam War.
Recent Posts
Don’t Despair: Trump Isn’t Invincible
November 12, 2024
Take Action NowDonald Trump’s reelection is awful, but wallowing in misery only benefits his far-right agenda — and risks squandering the…
There Was No “Pogrom” In Amsterdam
November 12, 2024
Take Action NowThe far right is fanning the flames of conflict.By Mira Oklobdzija, Foreign Policy In FocusIn early…
It’s Time For Corporate Democrats To Face Their Failures
November 12, 2024
Take Action NowThe corporate wing of the Democratic Party has failed to achieve the electoral success it once promised with Bill Clinton…
Biden’s Middle East Legacy Is One Of Abject Failure
November 11, 2024
Take Action NowBiden’s Gaza policy has left the larger Middle East in flames.By Juan Cole, Tom DispatchPresident…