In December 1998, the Clinton administration...
In December 1998, the Clinton administration went after Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s facilities for weapons of mass destruction. Operation Desert Fox lasted four days. The first night, about 250 Tomahawk missiles and 40 fighter-bomber sorties were employed, focusing on Iraq’s air-defense network. The targets included fixed antiaircraft sites and radars and command-and-control installations. That was so U.S. planes could operate safely.
In the following days, targets included the Republican Guard and other special forces, intelligence elements and air bases. WMD facilities were also hit, including dual-use factories that produced components for chemical and biological weapons, as well as research laboratories. The United States also went after missile production and launching facilities. Overall, some 415 cruise missiles and 600 bombs were used against 100 targets. The Pentagon claimed 97 of them were successfully struck.
As the Bush administration later discovered, it worked.
WaPo, By Walter Pincus
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I don't know how they got visas, but they did.
Hopefully unnecessary 
