Guys! CHECK THIS OUT!
I just found some information about the oil-for-food program. DarkJedi was right. The sanctions were created so that Iraq would not be able to buy food and medicine for its people, but only buy weapons and chemical agents!
"The first oil under the programme was exported in December 1996 and the first shipments of food arrived in March 1997. Today, the Programme covers 24 sectors of need.
To date, some $43 billion worth of contracts for humanitarian supplies and equipment have been approved. Supplies and equipment worth almost $26.8 billion have been delivered to Iraq, while another $10.1 billion worth of humanitarian supplies and equipment are in the production and delivery pipeline."
Read more here:
http://www.un.org/Depts/oip/
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So, could someone please educate me as to why the suffering of Iraqi people is due to the sanctions that the United States and United Kingdom are solely responsible for?