“We should constantly be reviewing our policies, constantly be looking at those sanctions to make sure that they are directed toward that purpose. That purpose is every bit as important now as it was 10 years ago when we began it. And frankly they have worked. [\Saddam Hussein]\ has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbors.”

-Colin Powell, 2/24/01

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