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The sanctions cannot be lifted until U.N. inspectors certify that Iraq has eliminated its weapons of mass destruction and the means to produce them. Iraq says it has done so and has barred inspectors since late 1998.
Sanctions can't be lifted until U.N. inspectors certify Iraq eliminated weapons of mass destruction and means to produce them. Iraq says its done so since 1998