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I think Heywood's reading of the Iraq war is essentially accurate. We maintained a no-fly zone over Iraq (which in international law is an act of aggression) in the years after 1991. Shooting hostilities occasionally arose in that intervening decade.

This is substantially correct. The US and coalition allies maintained NFZs over Iraq from the cessation of hostilities in Iraq through 2003 (Operations Provide Comfort, Northern Watch, and Southern Watch). Iraq frequently fired upon coalition aircraft. Despite the cease-fire agreement, a de facto state of war continued to exist between coalition forces (primarily the United States) and Iraq up until the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Likewise, nothing I've said above should be construed as support of the 2003 invasion.

ETA: The United States cited the UN Security Council Resolution 688 as justification for securing the NFZs. That claim was disputed by UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.