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To: KyrosL who wrote (20036)12/15/2003 6:01:22 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793554
 
getting the OK to gas the Iranians.


That's absolute bullshit, KL. The left loves the line though, I see Michael Moore pushing is it.



To: KyrosL who wrote (20036)12/15/2003 6:07:03 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793554
 
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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To: KyrosL who wrote (20036)12/15/2003 10:15:32 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793554
 
Kyros, this obsession is making the Left ridiculous. Sure, Saddam was regarded as less obnoxious than Khomenei in the 1980s. But if the US supplied with a thimbleful, France, Germany and Russia sold him buckets. Who are the big creditor nations of Iraq after all? how do you think they racked up those debts? What Saddam has to say about their dealings might be interesting.