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To: hmaly who wrote (182745)	2/16/2004 11:38:59 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1577945

Ted Re...[On Aug. 5, 1980, as tensions mounted on the Iran-Iraq border, Saudi rulers welcomed Saddam to Riyadh for the first state visit ever by an Iraqi president to Saudi Arabia. During meetings at the kingdom’s ornate palaces, the Saudis feted Saddam whose formidable Soviet-supplied army was viewed as a bulwark against Iran. That is exactly what I have been trying to tell Ted. That the US helped Saddam keep Iran at bay to keep SA and Kuwait safe from the Ayatollah. Ted still hasn't admitted it yet, so I guess I need to work on him some more. I missed the part in history where Iran was attacking Iraq and Saudi Arabia. You will note that the Soviets along with the Brits., Germans, French, Italians and the Americans were supplying Saddam. He was making out like a king and could have taken out three Irans with his military might. No wonder we thought his army was something to fear. And just a passing note......in 1979, Iran had had a revolution, ousted the Shah who was very corrupt but favored by the US and was in no shape to attack a flea let alone Iraq. But you stick with your neocon version of history. As for Carter, he sent some aid to Saddam in the final days of his term. The bulk of our assistance and generosity to Saddam came under Reagan. Lets leave the good guys out of it.