- Iraq Embargo should not be imposed on any nation ... It is a war against humanity and children suffer the most.. John Paul II Sanctions have taken the lives of well over one million persons, 60% of whom are children under five years of age Statement signed by 54 US Catholic bishops to President Clinton This bombing campaign, together with the total embargo in place since August 1990 was, and is, ...al-bushra.org/iraq/0iraq.htm