The first woman to occupy the position of US Secretary of State, that occurred during Bill Clinton’s presidency, died last week and there were many tributes to her for this achievement. While breaking down gender and other barriers is always a good thing, the fact is that Albright’s record was awful, though she fitted in perfectly with the Clintons’ neoliberal, so-called ‘liberal interventionist’, warmongering policies. Glossed over was her infamous comment in 1996 that the estimated deaths of 500,000 Iraqi children due to the cruel sanctions imposed by the US on that country was “worth it”. Here is the clip of her saying it, so casually and cold-bloodedly, that I will never forget it.
Albright's infamous "we think the price is worth it" comments.
You can watch this and be the judge. pic.twitter.com/Dtwl4ymMRm
— ℮oin Higgins (@EoinHiggins_) March 23, 2022
Jon Schwarz gives her the send-off that she really deserves by describing all that was wrong with her.
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