raq with the backing of the UN Member States. At the last moment Iraq again agrees to comply with the UN resolutions. Why is it that it takes the actual threat of imminent war before Saddam will agree with anything, even if it is just a lie or partial truth that he will not actually follow through with? Since at this point Saddam decides to comply with the UN; they then pass Resolution 686 on March 2, 1991 (internet 7), which is a suspension of offensive combat operation by Kuwait and the Member States. This is, of course, exactly what Saddam wants. The resolution is a
             ...