There is widespread agreement that civil war obstructs efforts to eradicate polio.
For more than a decade after the Persian Gulf war, he obstructed international inspectors' efforts to find and destroy such weapons, ensuring that United Nations sanctions that cost his country more than $100 billion would remain in place.
"Our people deserve better health care, better roads, better housing and a better standard of living … in the past, the civil wars have obstructed this.
"I have been accused of having obstructed the war," he stated.
A report by the United Nations-led Truth Commission, which investigated the war, said the generals had obstructed inquiries into the murders.
The Rev Ian Paisley, founder of the Democratic Unionists, for more than half a century obstructed efforts to reconcile Northern Ireland's warring communities before becoming first minister in a power-sharing deal.
Similarly, Ottoman efforts to regain control of Serbia and the principalities were obstructed by Russian opposition, leading to the Russo-Turkish War (1828 29).
The U.N. estimates that four-fifths of the population is in need of basic assistance, but the Saudi-led blockade of air, land, and sea has obstructed even humanitarian aid, with the distinct smell of war crimes.
It is imperative that Sir John Chilcot is no longer obstructed and we get his full account of Blair's war as soon as humanly possible.
Yates and Morton received reports that secret organizations allied with Democrats aimed to obstruct the war effort.
