They help with the weapons
The Barbary pirates were seizing US ships for ransom. One time with two British frigates near bye. That forced a change in Jefferson and he realized he had to have a Navy. He order the Constitution class frigates and some smaller vessels. The start of the blue-water Navy.
Here's a look at weapons inspections in Iraq from 1991 to 2007. ... elimination of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and some ballistic missiles ... April 3, 1991 - The United Nations passes Security Council Resolution 687. ... September 6, 1991 - Iraq blocks the use of helicopters by UNSCOM teams.
