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2023-03-21 19:05:47 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A85F927C9E2230CA97A16F2D42A0863AE8F865C26076FFD7493E49F75D5CC756
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The Oil for Food Program lifted sanctions on food imports. Saddam siphoned $12 billion from OFFP through corruption https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/iraq-oil-food-scandal Iraq had resources for food water and medicine but was consumed by corruption instead: Saddam burned $2 billion on mansions and $1 billion on foreign militias. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2000/02/27/a-look-at-sanctioning-iraq/bca9c03e-caff-4e8a-b30d-1486a21d4015/
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