Intensified political extremism in the Ba'athist regime. Further violations of international law, including the principles of sovereignty and human rights as enshrined in the U.N. Charter. And the impoverishment of a once-prosperous and cultured society.
Economic sanctions are a catastrophe - humanitarian and political.
There are alternatives. The U.S. has the power to promote stability in the Middle East. But first we must undo the damage done by sanctions. And for that we must look back to the 1991 Gulf War. In violation of the Geneva Convention, coalition forces destroyed Iraq's civilian infrastructure.