Original sentence: It began after the expiration of a 48-hour deadline was set by U.The United States congress also passed the "Iraq Liberation Act" in October 1998, which provided $97 million for groups trying to overthrow the Iraqi government; stating that only with "regime change" would the sanctions be lifted
Edited sentence: It began without UN Security Council support after the expiration of a 48-hour deadline was set by U.The United States congress also passed the "Iraq Liberation Act" in October 1998, which provided $97 million for groups trying to overthrow the Iraqi government; stating that only with "regime change" would the sanctions be lifted, in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 687; and using weapons inspections to commit espionage, the information from which was then used in targeting decisions during Operation Desert Fox