There is also a risk that he would divert oil money to his military. But with sanctions lifted, the United States would find it easier to build an international consensus on military controls and support for action in the event of violations. It would continue to dominate the skies over Iraq, with the ability to attack Iraq's military when provoked. U.N. sanctions would end immediately if the United States agreed. The time has come for Washington to relent.
Economic sanctions are a blunt instrument, foreign policy on the cheap.
Continued sanctions against Iraq are morally insupportable and damaging to U.S. interests.