{"id":21840,"date":"2022-03-25T13:11:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T20:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=21840"},"modified":"2022-03-25T13:13:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T20:13:09","slug":"watch-madeleine-albright-saying-iraqi-kids-deaths-worth-it-resurfaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2022\/03\/25\/watch-madeleine-albright-saying-iraqi-kids-deaths-worth-it-resurfaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Madeleine Albright Saying Iraqi Kids’ Deaths ‘Worth It’ Resurfaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY JON JACKSON <\/a><\/strong>ON 3\/23\/22 AT 5:13 PM EDT (newsweek.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement of Madeleine Albright’s death<\/a> at the age of 84 on Wednesday resulted in an outpouring of tributes and fond remembrances, but some sharp criticism also arose on social media in regards to comments she made in 1996 about the deaths of Iraqi children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albright<\/a>, the first female secretary of state in United States history, made the remarks during a 60 Minutes<\/em> interview. Correspondent Lesley Stahl<\/a> discussed with the then-United Nations ambassador how Iraq had been suffering from the sanctions<\/a> placed on the country following 1991’s Gulf War<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We have heard that half a million [Iraqi] children have died. I mean, that is more children than died in Hiroshima,” Stahl said. “And, you know, is the price worth it?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I think that is a very hard choice,” Albright answered, “but the price, we think, the price is worth it.”NEWSWEEK NEWSLETTER SIGN-UP ><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clips of the segment were shared around on social media<\/a> following the news of Albright’s passing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n