At the end of the Gulf War of 1991, the U.S. and its allies entered into a cease-fire with Iraq. Under the terms of the cease-fire, Iraq agreed to relinquish its weapons of mass destruction and allow weapons inspector's access to any site in Iraq. A great deal of Iraq's known weapons were destroyed within a relatively short period of time. Unfortunately, Iraq began to fall short of its commitment to the international community. On November 8, 2002, the UN Security council passed Resolution 1441. This was the twelfth and "final" resolution passed by the Security Council stating the Iraq had...
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