Quote Originally Posted by Marcellus
During the boycott, Saddam continued to live in luxury whilst his people starved. The boycott didn't work, and did only lead to Iraqis starving.
Why was that the case? Because the UN, charged with oversight of Oil for Food (and yes, American diplomats too) allowed this to happen.

And your answer is 'well, the program isn't working, let's just let Saddam do as he pleases'?