The 1991 Gulf War has been dubbed a turkey shoot. Since December the United States and United Kingdom have bombed Iraq almost daily. Iraq has yet to down a single aircraft. Middle Eastern leaders undoubtedly resent it when Saddam tries to exploit Arab revulsion against the sanctions. Most want sanctions to end.
Reality needs to set in regarding Iraq's legendary weapons of mass destruction.
The humanitarian catastrophe in Iraq created by sanctions cannot be brushed aside. In 1991 Gulf War coalition forces bombed Iraq's entire civilian infrastructure - electric, water, health, and sewage systems. The sanctions regime precludes their repair. Before 1991 the chief health problem vexing Iraqi pediatricians was overeating. Now they watch helplessly as infants die from easily treatable conditions like diarrhea.