... (Ya'ari 68). Countries like Israel currently recognize the potential menace of Saddam Hussein and as a result, concerns have been raised about the overall security of the Middle East relative to the actions of Saddam Hussein. Unfortunately for many of the opponents of sanctions, the memories of the Gulf War of 1991 have faded and the perceived threat posed by Saddam Hussein has also diminished ... sanctions stem from a preventative thread based in the desire reduce the leaders capacity to do harm, either in the form of the use of nuclear weapons or through actions that would result in dim...

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