The evidence indicates that, beginning with the escalation of military activities on 17 January 1991, Iraq would have been unable to meet the minimum annual throughput requirements even if the embargo had not been in place.
证据表明，随着1991年1月17日军事活动的升级开始，即使不实行贸易禁运，伊拉克也无法达到最起码年度输送量的要求。