They were total economic sanctions, according to this article.
Iraq Sanctions Kill Children, U.N. Reports
And what did Clinton's Secretary of State have to say about this? Madeleine Albright - 60 Minutes
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I recall, working international affairs for the Pentagon during that time and at a think tank in London, not total economic sanctions.
Allowed imports for food, agricultural, hospital, medicines, etc. . .but no other economic activities, and most certainly any activities that could be exploited for military purposes (dual use).
Now, Tom Nagy (used to be at GW) was central to the misinformation campaign about water purification sanctions, but that was not true and he and I went back and forth over that.
Open and honest access to possible WMD (which as you know WMD includes NBC), would have lifted sanctions, but Saddam was hiding and playing the game we are soon to see with the Iranians.
So, economic sanctions remained and Iraq was not able to make infrastructure improvements or engage in economic activity beyond what was allowed for the basics.
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