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According to U.N. sanctions placed on Iraq after Desert Storm and the continual sanctions that were added throughout the 90's because of Saddam's defiance gave us the right to go in and attack, not to mention the violation of the Peace Treaty that brought combat actions to an end durring Desert Storm. And yes they should have taken over back then and we wouldn't be there now. But all of the Arab states in the region asked us not to, and if memory serves alot of the nations that allowed us to use bases and air space had that as a prerequisite in the agreement.