Iraq Trip

Whilst it is unclear whether the ‘Iraq Trip Report’ recently released by a number of US Democrat and independent congressional staffers will prompt a major reconsideration of US policy on Iraqi sanctions, the report contains many interesting observations on the state of Iraqi society, on its economic prospects and on the future of UN operations in the country. Though only recently released, the report describes the August 1999 trip made by five US legislators to Iraq, and their conclusions on the issues of sanctions and depleted uranium-related illnesses.