{"footnote":"\u003Cp\u003E  It\u0026rsquo;s true that in cost-benefit terms the single greatest benefit of the war is that the Iraqi people are no longer subject to the rule of Saddam Hussein. But if the argument is about the relief of  suffering, rather than about threats to global security, then the \u0026lsquo;sbecause we can\u0026rsquo; case collapses. There are other places in the world, notably in Africa, where Britain and the United States could  intervene to relieve suffering at less cost, and with fewer risks, than in Iraq.\u003C\/p\u003E\n","audio":[],"video":[]}