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In the 1970s , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration prohibited sales of turtles with shells less than four inches in length because of the concern about Salmonella bacteria that turtles and other reptiles carry . After being the island 's primary form of legal tender for 11 years , the U.S. dollar was removed from circulation four months ago and replaced on a one-to-one basis by the convertible Cuban peso as the primary currency used for many consumer goods . Instead , the U.S. should discontinue its efforts to militarily dominate the oil heartlands of the Middle East and withdraw its troops from Iraq . " ( 91 ) As had often been the case up to this time , and many times afterward , the U.S. pursued a policy bound to fail at one side or another because it was irreconcilable . The reason is simple : although the Gulf War was fought under UN resolutions , the U.S. Congress eventually authorized the military effort , and the administration then sought reimbursement for some of the costs from other members of the multinational coalition that waged the war .