getting the OK to gas the Iranians
Oh, yeah, America's butt boy, that's Saddam. Just a helpless tool of American hegemony, gassing Kurds with poison gases "made in the USA!" At least, that's the way the story is told in Bizarro World.
Funny thing, though, how come Saddam got most of his arms from the Russians and the French, and only 1% from the US? Time to drag out one of my FAQ:
FAQ: Who was the major supplier of arms to Iraq, 1973-2002?
Table here - #1 Soviet Union, %57 of share; #2 France, %13 of share; # 3 China, %12 of share; # 4 Czech Republic, %7 of share; #6 Brazil, %4 of share; # 7 Egypt, %2 of share; # 8 Romania, %1 of share; # 9 Denmark, %1 of share; # 10 Libya, %1 of share; # 11 USA, %1 of share.
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