President George Bush says Saddam Hussein's regime has "passed into history" and is calling on the UN to lift economic sanctions against Baghdad. Mr Bush declared the military mission a success, without actually declaring the war over. "We were successful in making the world a more peaceful place," he said. "Thanks to the courage and might of our military, the American people are now secure," he said. "Thanks to the courage and might of our military, the Iraqi people are now free." Sanctions imposed on Iraq after its 1990 invasion of Kuwait have stunted Iraq's oil revenues, although the UN has permitted some oil sales to finance purchases of food and medicine.
Since the reason for the sanctions is gone, the sanctions can now go. Watch the politix erupt, trying to keep them on... |