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To: TimF who wrote (2824)	2/25/2004 7:04:55 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7936

As for sending aid later didn't you pay attention to the original question - "What damage was done by our minimal support of Saddam in 1980 rather then waiting until Iraq was under more threat from Iran?". When Iraq was under strong threat from Iran Saudi, Kuwait and others aided Iraq and supported others aiding Iraq even though Saddam would control the aid. None of the Gulf states and probably none of the Arab states wanted Iraq or even a significant part of Iraq's territory to be overrun by Iran. And that is because everyone but Iran is Sunni or controlled by Sunnis. Why get into the middle of a religious war that has been going on for centuries. The secular Saddam was a front for the Sunni states who didn't want to get their hands dirty.