Traub: Oil-for-Food a 'Conscious Act of Diplomacy'

Peter Daou - February 11, 2005 - 5:15 pm

In a New Republic commentary (subscription required), James Traub writes about the UN's role in the Oil-for-Food Program: "Oil-for-Food was a conscious act of diplomacy. And it was, on balance, a successful one: The program saved the sanctions, and the sanctions made possible the disarmament of Iraq."

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