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Invisible War

The United States and the Iraq Sanctions

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ISBN 9780674064089

Publication Date: 04/02/2012

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376 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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  • Preface
  • 1. The Policy of Containment
  • 2. How the Sanctions Worked
  • 3. The Influence of the United States
  • 4. The Problem of Holds
  • 5. The Magnitude of the Catastrophe
  • 6. Tensions at the United Nations
  • 7. The Role of the Iraqi Government
  • 8. Congress and the Sanctions
  • 9. The Oil for Food Scandal
  • 10. Inside the U.S. Policy
  • 11. International Law and the Sanctions
  • 12. The Moral and Political Questions
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Awards & Accolades

  • A Foreign Policy Best Book on the Middle East, 2010

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