Letters from Nuremberg, by Chris Dodd: on War & Peace


Chris Dodd: Crimes against humanity continue in Rwanda & Darfur

My father was 38 years old when he went off to confront many of the Nazis responsible for the most devastating crimes in history, the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg.

People like my father set a clear and binding standard, saying, in effect, that here precisely is what happened as a result of tyranny and that any attempt to repeat such behavior would be seen for what it is. We were naive, of course, in this view. Since Nuremberg, the world has demonstrated time and again its capacity to stun us with outrage and inhumanity--Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur. Yet there is no doubt that Nuremberg remains more than an event of historical significance--it has become a word in the language that reminds us of ultimate collective responsibility for aggression, racism, and crimes against humanity.

Source: Letters from Nuremberg, by Chris Dodd, p. 1-3 Sep 11, 2007

Chris Dodd: Hoped vote for war would support UN inspections

Starting the war in Iraq, as time proved, was a mistake, but the president stuck by his guns. I had been among those who voted to give him authorization, because at the time I believed the Administration's characterization of the intelligence that raised the specter that Saddam Hussein already possessed or was actively pursuing a deadly stockpile for imminent use. I hoped that with my vote, the Administration would be able to present a strong case to the UN to aggressively support the UN inspections of Iraq in order to fully determine whether Saddam Hussein was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction. The Administration chose not to do so but instead went to war in Iraq. It soon became clear that the intelligence--hence, the primary reason to go to war--was wrong. And as the war became a heavy burden on America--drawing us, as it did, from a more sensible and effective strategy against worldwide terror--I and others worked to find ways to end it.
Source: Letters from Nuremberg, by Chris Dodd, p. 17 Sep 11, 2007

  • The above quotations are from Letters from Nuremberg:
    My Father's Narrative of a Quest for Justice,     by Christopher Dodd & Lary Bloom.
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