Question

After the Persian Gulf War began, United Nations mombors put an embargo on Iraq. Why did they uso an

embargo?
A. to restrict trade with Iraq until they met UN requirements
B. to increase the cost of tragi-products to help-Iraq's economy
C. to protect Iraq's domestic industry so it would grow after the war
D. to control the Iraqi economy after the war

Answer 1

The sanctions against Iraq were a near-total financial and trade embargo imposed by the United Nations Security Council on Ba'athist Iraq. The original stated purposes of the sanctions were to compel Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait, to pay reparations, and to disclose and eliminate any weapons of mass destruction.

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