The recent veneration of the Iraq sanctions program as having prevented Saddam Husayn from obtaining Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) obscures important lessons regarding the program's political failures. Through an examination of factors such as Iraq's rationing system and flaws in the sanctions' design, this article shows how the imposition of sanctions strengthened rather than weakened Husayn's government. An analysis of the case of Iraq also may provide insights on how other governments have been able to survive lengthy international sanctions or trade embargos.
The UN-imposed economic sanctions against Iraq have been detrimental to the Iraqi economy. The sanctions have caused tremendous loss in export earnings, the depreciation of the Iraqi dinar, a considerable decrease in national income and a spiralling increase in the price of good and services. Although the sanctions are not the only cause of Iraq's economic and financial crises, they have exacerbated the problem owing to the country's weak economic foundation and its high dependence on trade.
...PART 193: BENEFITS FOR HOSTAGES IN IRAQ, KUWAIT, OR LEBANON. 193.2 - Definitions. (a) For...(b) The term United States economic sanctions against Iraq means the exercise of autho...
On June 4, 2004. lawyers for Voices in the Wilderness (VitW) will argue, in federal court, that a judge should allow further "discovery" to help establish why VitW travelers believed they had a duty to challenge economic sanctions against Iraq. The U.S. government charges us with the "crime" of delivering donated medicines to Iraq, without authorization. The U.S. Treasury Department is attempting to collect $20,000 from VitW for violation of U.S. sanctions against Iraq, sanctions which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of children in Iraq and effectively destroyed the civilian infrastructure. VitW is countersuing for reparations for the catastrophic effect of UN/U.S.-led economic sanctions. Editor's note: Kathy Kelly is founder of [VitW]. At the June 4 court hearing Judge ...
WASHINGTON - President Bush will order economic sanctions against Syria this week for supporting terrorism and not doing enough to prevent militant fighters from entering neighboring Iraq, congressional and administration sources said Monday. The sanctions, which the White House will impose as early as today, are being ordered because the administration believes Syria has aggravated tensions in the Middle East by supporting militant groups.
It is an estimate because arriving at an exact figure is not possible, since parts of U.S. aid to Israel are a buried in the budgets of various U.S. agencies, mostly that of the Defense Department (DOD), or b in a form not easily quantifiable, such as the early disbursement of aid, giving Israel a direct benefit in interest income and the U.S. Treasury a corresponding loss. Among other "indirect or consequential" costs would be the costs of U.S. unilateral economic sanctions on Iran, Iraq, Libya and Syria, the costs to U.S. manufacturers of the Arab boycott, and the costs to U.S. companies and consumers of the 1973 Arab oil embargo and consequent and subsequent soaring oil prices partially as a result of U.S. support for Israel.
Hochman analyzes the Dec 2003 decision by Muammar al-Qadhafi to dismantle Libya's nonconventional weapons programs. She discounts previously held beliefs that such actions were the result of the US invasion of Iraq or economic sanctions. She postulates that there were three more pragmatic reasons--Libya's concern about al Qaeda and a desire to ally with the US against such a threat; Qadhafi's preoccupation with his reputation and international image; and the ability of the US to influence an international agenda against Libya, as exemplified by the Pan Am 103 case.
Bob Dole has been supporting Saddam Hussein for years and was against economic sanctions against Iraq. Dole worked against Sen Al D'Amato's efforts to impose sanctions. Yet Dole criticizes Bill Clinton for being inconsistent in foreign policy matters.
Denis Halliday recently resigned from his post as head of the United Nations' Oil for Food program in Iraq, citing the devastating societal impact of economic sanctions against Iraq. He was uncomfortable representing the UN in a humanitarian assistance program when its policies are sustaining a 30% malnutrition rate among children. Here he discusses why he believes the sanctions are a breach of international law.
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