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Iraq's Opposition Movements (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date June 27, 2000
Report Number 98-179
Authors Kenneth Katzman, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Many in Congress and the Administration agree that the only way to blunt the long-term threat from Iraq is to remove Saddam Husayn from power. The Iraq Liberation Act (H.R. 4655, P.L. 105-338), signed October 31, 1998, gives the President authority to provide up to $97 million worth of defense articles to support an insurgency against Saddam. However, there are disagreements over the viability of the opposition and over how aggressively the United States should support the opposition groups. This report will be updated to reflect legislative and other developments.