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Originally Posted by Chris
I think the whole thing is rather more complex than that ...
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If a politician said that I would get worried.
In a democracy our elected representatives have a responsibility to explain their actions to the electorate. The problem may indeed be complex, but that doesn't mean that no attempt should be made at an explanation.
It wasn't so long ago that a Prime Minister lied to the public. If we had insisted on being told the truth in plain and simple terms, we might not have sent troops to Iraq.
Perhaps the "muddy reality of international politics" is that governments keep the truth from those to whom they are responsible.
EDIT: The death toll is rising.
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Ivory Coast: aid workers find 1,000 bodies
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...n-Duekoue.html