It can call on UN members to act and apply economic sanctions and even military sanctions . ... These sanctions imposed on Iraq after its invasion of Kuwait led to widespread civilian suffering. ... For obvious reasons, these facts resulted in social dissatisfaction and they increased misery and criminal activity. ... Having realized the misery that the economic sanctions had caused to ordinary people in Iraq, the SC made an exception to help them. ... It insisted that the sanctions should be no longer implemented as they had fully complied with UN demands. ...

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The administration and advocates for preemptive war deduce a direct; specific, concrete focused at the U.S. threat from Sadaam's criminal record, evil character, and the fact he used poison gas during his war with Iran, and against his own people in the 1980's and the brutal repression he has resorted to since. ... All of our past methods of dealing with him have failed if that is our criteria, conciliation and appeasement, war and crushing defeat, extreme economic, political and military sanctions, and now massive overt threats. ...

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