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Seven - The Embargo and the Special Commission

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

Edited by
Kevin M. Woods ,
David D. Palkki  and
Mark E. Stout
Kevin M. Woods
Affiliation:
Institute for Defense Analyses
David D. Palkki
Affiliation:
National Defense University
Mark E. Stout
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University
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Summary

I have given them [the Americans] everything. I mean, I have given them everything: the missiles, and the chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. They didn't give you anything in exchange, not even a piece of bread. They didn't give us anything in exchange, well, they have become worse…It means that they will bring the regime they want and will give it to the person they want.

– Saddam Hussein, circa 19–21 August 1991

The U.S.-led coalition in 1991 demanded that Iraq verifiably divest itself of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and long-range rockets as the price of peace. Twelve years later, a different U.S.-led “coalition of the willing” justified its invasion of Iraq based primarily on allegations of Iraq's noncompliance with its disarmament obligations. To understand Saddam's views and behavior regarding the UN sanctions and inspections, one must comprehend why one war ended, why another began, and what happened in the intervening years, best characterized as neither war nor peace.

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The Saddam Tapes
The Inner Workings of a Tyrant's Regime, 1978–2001
 , pp. 254 - 295
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

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