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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command

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To: cirrus who wrote (8551)9/8/2004 8:41:32 PM
From: Gus   of 27181
 
It seems the French and Germans were quite reasonable in asking for time for the UN inspectors to finish before they got involved in a war....

You are hopelessly gullible and naive. Next you'll be telling us that the unaccounted billions of dollars at the UN in Saddam's Food-for-oil program were just rounding off errors.

French connection armed Saddam
By Bill Gertz
THE WASHINGTON TIMES


New intelligence revealing how long France continued to supply and arm Saddam Hussein's regime infuriated U.S. officials as the nation prepared for military action against Iraq.

The intelligence reports showing French assistance to Saddam ongoing in the late winter of 2002 helped explain why France refused to deal harshly with Iraq and blocked U.S. moves at the United Nations.

"No wonder the French are opposing us," one U.S. intelligence official remarked after illegal sales to Iraq of military and dual-use parts, originating in France, were discovered early last year before the war began...

washtimes.com
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