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Iraq Under Siege

The unfinished business of the Gulf War is once again on the table. Last December's dramatic bombing raids ended the U.N. weapons inspection program, which had been stripped of its effectiveness by Saddam Hussein's periodic bouts of defiance. This year, the U.S. and its allies have bombed Iraqi military targets on an almost daily basis, while holding in place the crippling sanctions that have kept Saddam Hussein "boxed in." The plan: To weaken and isolate the dictator so as to allow his domestic enemies to overthrow him. It's a high-risk strategy in which success would forever remove the Butcher of Baghdad from the world stage, but failure may see Saddam bounce back stronger than ever.









Iraq In Depth
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Timeline
A history of Iraq's run-ins with the world

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TIME examines Saddam Hussein's game of deception with the U.S. and U.N.

Weapons
A sampling of U.S. arms used to attack Iraq

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Map of Iraq


Desert Fox
Photo Essay
The December 1998 attack on Iraq in pictures

Live From Baghdad
Correspondent Johanna McGeary's chat from Iraq

Where In the World Is Diego Garcia?
The little-known launching pad for the B-52's

Clinton's Statement
December 16, 1998

Poll
Wag the Dog?

CNN: Strike on Iraq
Coverage of the operation