He is the problem. U.S. law forbids attempts to assassinate foreign leaders. It is legal, in a state of war, to go after an enemy commander in chief. Albright would not comment on specific action against Saddam. United Nations imposes sanctions on Iraq, which are still in force.
Allied troops take control of Kuwait.
United States and some allies begin air patrols, which continue. After Baghdad refuses to remove missiles that U.S. says it has moved into southern Iraq, allied warplanes and warships attack missile sites and a nuclear facility near Baghdad. By Iraqi count, eight die. President Clinton extends the southern no-fly zone to the suburbs of Baghdad. U.N. weapons inspectors report Iraq still refuses to disclose full details of its banned weapons program and is imposing new restrictions on inspections.