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To: Enigma who wrote (130649)	4/30/2004 3:43:51 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

America helped him in covert ways As opposed to the OVERT ways in which a wide variety of nations directly supported him with money and arms? How do you think Saddam racked of those billions of dollars in debt to France, Germany, and Russia? And what about the debt he owed to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait? Hawk

To: Enigma who wrote (130649)	4/30/2004 4:34:06 PM
From: FaultLine	Respond to of 281500

America helped him in covert ways Known only to the 'coverts' among us I presume... --fl

To: Enigma who wrote (130649)	4/30/2004 4:46:13 PM
From: KyrosL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

America helped him in covert ways Actually we helped Saddam in pretty overt ways. The reason we didn't sell him arms was simple: there is a US law that prevents the US from selling arms to combatants (unless they are allies.) But we did give him some $4 billion in agricultural credits to import US food. The $4 billion saved went straight to his arms suppliers (multiplied a few times, since they were just down payments). In essence, the US financed a good deal of Saddam's arsenal in the eighties. Message 19948145