Toxic Sludge-Ch 10

Once again, very hard to get through these chapters. Why do they have to be so dry? I'm not saying they aren't informative, and somewhat interesting, but they are pretty brutal. The only part that I found to be of most interest was the part titled "Suffer the Little Children." I remembering hearing the story about the Iraqi soldiers killing the Iraqi babies by having them "torn from incubators and left on cold hospital floors to die" somewhere before, so this chapter did a good job at explaining the lie. I just think it is absolutely disgusting that a person could make up a rumor like this! While there may have been an incident of miscommunication, it is still a pretty horrific tale. A lie like this not only makes the liar look bad, but the whole party surrounding that person. Americans gave themselves a negative reputation after this lie was exposed. Many people even believe that this lie may have been a huge factor in the decision to go to war with Iraq. While this may or may not be true, it is very scary to think a whole war may have been influenced by a lie. Lies, not matter how big or small need to be exposed. If we allow ourselves to believe everything we hear, we are never going stay "UN Spun." A lie is a lie. We must always check for facts!