In this specific case, as well as the risk of bacteriological or any other type of warfare, Saddam also has the grave responsibility of holding one-fifth of the population of his country, the Kurds, under a humanely unacceptable regime.
I det pågældende tilfælde bærer Saddam - ud over risikoen for bakteriologiske krige og andre typer krige - også det tunge ansvar for en umenneskelig undertrykkelse af kurderne, der udgør en femtedel af Iraks befolkning.