Iraq has been a "chronically troubled part of the world" (Gross,203) for the last decade. Iraq, Kuwait and Saudia Arabia are the leading oil countries in the world. Being that oil is an expensive and valuable product, there has been a lot of trauma during the last fifteen years. This is mostly due to the fact that wherever there is money, there is greed and war. Operation Desert Storm was so crucial because of the sophisticated technology which was used to end the war i

In 1979, Saddam Hussein took over control of Iraq and immediately set the tone for his rule by killing over a dozen of his cabinet members. Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 and in less than four hours had taken Kuwait and controlled 24% of the world's oil supplies. At the time, it seemed as though his next target was Saudi Arabia. This was when the United States entered, after a call for protection by Saudi Arabia. The United States set a deadline, January 15, 1991 for all Iraq forces to be out of Kuwait, but Saddam ignored the deadline. That triggered Desert Shield, or the build - up of troops in the region and eventually lead to Desert Storm, an all out attack to free Kuwait. It can be clearly said that due to the extreme power and sophistication of the U.S. and her allies that Saddam and his tiny nation of 17 million people stood no chance against the military might that is the United States and it's allies.

Although these sanctions are restricting Iraq from both normal trading and living conditions, they seem to be necessary. Being that the ruler of this country is a backward person, the sanctions cannot be lifted, because international relations would diminish in many parts of the world. By placing these sanctions on Iraq, we are "safeguarding regional security" (Khadduri, 160), by warning any other countries capable of WMDs, not to start construction or even think of using them. However bizarre this may seem, Iraqi actually support Saddam:

After the U.S. defeated Iraq, therefore restoring Kuwait, the U.S. placed a number of sanctions on Iraq in order to contain Saddam and help Iraqi deal with their heinous ruler. The U.S. State Department described the aim as to keep Saddam "in a box" (Atiyyah 148) The original two goals of the sanctions were to withdrawal Iraqi forces from Kuwait and to reestablish the Kuwaiti government. During the eighties, Saddam acquired a dangerous amount of weapons of mass destruction potential (WMD). Already knowing fully how unstable of a person Saddam was, the U.S. decided action had to take place. The U.S. policy, which was pressed on Iraq was made up of the containment and humanitarian policies.

"The United States argues that without maintaining these sanctions, the Iraqi regime would have control over oil revenue, be able to rebuild its WMD capability, enhance its security apparatus, and threaten its neighbors again."

The continuation of these sanctions will definitely further damage the already ruined society of Iraq, and could possibly have a major impact on the world oil situation. Top officials of the U.S. have stated publicly

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