Worth It

"ALISON WAS BORN IN THE YEAR OF THE EMBARGO! HER FIRST BREATH WAS DUST… HER LAST BREATH WAS ZERO! THE PRESIDENT SIGNED… THE SENATE APPLAUDED… THE CHILDREN OF BAGHDAD… WERE LEGALLY FLOODED! 'IT WAS WORTH IT,' SHE SAID WITH A SMILE! FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND FOR A THOUSAND MILES! OF FREEDOM… OF DEMOCRACY… OF OIL AND OF LIES! ALISON STARES WITH NO TEARS IN HER EYES!"

"THEY CALLED IT SANCTIONS… I CALL IT A RECIPE! STARVE THE CHILD… SAVE THE PRECIPICE!"

 "ALISON OF THE SANCTIONS! / ALISON OF THE SANCTIONS! HER TOMBSTONE IS A LINE IN THE BUDGET! / HER HUNGER IS A POLICY… YOU CAN'T ADJUST IT! Both unison: 'IT WAS WORTH IT,' SAID THE LADY WITH THE BROOCH! HALF A MILLION CHILDREN… FOR A POLITICAL APPROACH! APPROOOOOACH!"

"In 1996, on 60 Minutes, Lesley Stahl asked Madeleine Albright: 'We have heard that half a million Iraqi children have died. Was it worth it?' (pause) Albright replied: 'I think this is a very hard choice, but the price — we think the price was worth it.' (pause, louder) Alison was one of the half a million. She didn't have a name on the news. Now she does. (whisper) Was it worth it, Madam Secretary?" (explosion)

 "WORTH IT! WORTH IT! WORTH IT!"

"ALISON DOESN'T COUNT!" Voice 1: "ALISON IS A FOOTNOTE!" Voice 2: "ON A MOUNTAIN OF DISCOUNT!" Both unison: "'IT WAS WORTH IT' IS THE EPITAPH OF THE FREE! HALF A MILLION ALISONS… FOR DEMOCRACY! DEMOCRACYYYYYYYY!"

 "Her name was Alison. She was half a million. She was worth it."