Iraq | Maintaining Economic Sanctions May Prevent the Need for Military Action
About the Author: Sam Nunn, a Democrat, is a
U.S. senator from Georgia, and chairman of the Senate
Armed Services Committee.
Editor's Note: The following viewpoint is taken from
Sam Nunn's speech before the U.S. Senate on January
10, 1991. Nunn opposed the Senate resolution (passed
on January 12) authorizing President George Bush "to
use all necessary means" to force Iraq out of Kuwait
unless it ended its occupation by January 15, 1991.
Nunn co-sponsored an alternate resolution calling for
continued economic sanctions against...
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- Introduction
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Prelude to the Gulf War: Is Military Action Justified?
- Military Action Is Justified
- Defending America's Oil Supply Justifies Military Action
- Ending Iraqi Atrocities in Kuwait Justifies Military Action
- Destroying Iraq's Nuclear Capability Justifies Military Action
- The Failure of Economic Sanctions Justifies Military Action
- Military Action Is Moral
- Military Action Is Not Justified
- Military Action Is Immoral
- Defending America's Oil Supply Does Not Justify Military Action
- Liberating Kuwait Does Not Justify Military Action
- Destroying Iraq's Nuclear Capability Does Not Justify Military Action
- Maintaining Economic Sanctions May Prevent the Need for Military Action
- Did the Persian Gulf War Strengthen the U.S.?
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What Are the Military Lessons of the Persian Gulf War?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- The War Proves the Need for a Strong Military
- The War Proves the Importance of International Military Cooperation
- The War Proves the Need for United Nations' Involvement in World Conflicts
- The War Proves the Need for a U.S. Military Presence in the Gulf
- Does Not Prove the Need for a Strong Military
- The War Proves the Need to Seek Political Alternatives to Military Force
- The War Proves Military Force Cannot Solve International Problems
- The War Proves the Need to End Arms Sales to the Middle East
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