However, while Saddam Hussein has, in the past, committed horrific acts against his own people, the U.S. has not argued that intervention is necessary to address ongoing crimes against humanity.

• 但是，对于萨达姆在过去对其人民所作的残忍行为，联合国并没有提出进行干预以便阻止那些反人道主义的罪行的必要。