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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: Solon who wrote (45559)2/23/2006 1:46:05 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (2) of 90947
 
I'm not playing games with words, I replying to what you said. If you use words inaccurately, pointing that out isn't playing word games.

Saddam wasn't much of an ally at all. We helped him out because we didn't want to see Iraq overrun by the Iranians. In a similar time frame we also provided some assistance to the Iranians (Iran-Contra). Neither of which really raises either country to the level of ally. Stalin was an ally. We provided the USSR with a lot of aid, and we both fought against the Germans. It was an alliance of convenience rather than one of affection or even long term common interests, but it was an alliance.

What we had with Iraq was not an alliance. Selling helicopters to someone doesn't make them our ally. Meeting with a countries foreign minister and issuing a statement that we share common interests doesn't make for an alliance, neither does have CIA connections with their government.
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