Concerned about the worsening situation, two Nobel Prize winners said on Tuesday that sanctions should be lifted. Mairead Corrigan Maguire of Ireland and Adolfo Perez-Esquivel of Argentina arrived in Iraq on Sunday to see the effects of the economic sanctions imposed in 1990 to punish Iraq for invading Kuwait. The United States and Britain oppose lifting the sanctions, saying Mr. Hussein's government remains a threat to his neighbors and to his own people. But after eight years, many are questioning whether sanctions are effective. Mr. Toycen said.
Critics say No.
Whatever the crimes of Mr. Hussein, ordinary Iraqis should not be made to pay for them. Others blame Mr. Hussein himself for the suffering. And though the UN has approved delivery of 1,500 tonnes of infant milk, Baghdad has contracted for only 260 tonnes. The Iraqi authorities can import as much food as they need. If there are nutritional problems in Iraq, they are not the result of sanctions.