Iraq-USA_Conflict

Iraq-USA Conflict Saddam Hussein appears to retain the same national objectives as prior to his defeat in the Gulf War. Key Points . Saddam Hussein regime still in power and still leading Arab military power in the Middle East Gulf region. . Weapons and missiles of mass destruction are not all accounted for. . Human Rights abuse under Saddam Hussein regime. Saddam Hussein was able to retain the same national objectives as prior to his defeat in the Gulf War. These include establishing Iraq as the leading Arab political and military power and as the dominant power in the Middle East Gulf region. The Ira qi leadership also retains its territorial desire of the Shatt al Arab waterway and Kuwait. UN Security Council Resolution 687 calls for Iraq to eliminate all of its weapons and missiles of mass destruction and forbids it from developing, producing or possessing any of the weapons and missiles of mass destruction. However, Saddam Hussein’s government continues to conceal and protect these weapons and related equipment, technology, and documentation from the UN inspectors on Iraq inspections and monitoring. Its actions against UN inspection process in the fall of 1997 are further evidence of iraq, invasion, military, should, saddam, support, weapons, hussein, government, policy, gulf, economic, arab, un, missiles, war, sanctions, region, power, population, mass, world, without, until, started, regime, rebuild, prisoners, political, out, once, new, long, iraqi, executed