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To: Ron who wrote (10810)	5/14/2004 9:34:38 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

Would you believe Denmark sold more arms to Iraq than the US did? Yep. Imported weapons to Iraq (IRQ) in 1973-2002 Country $MM USD 1990 % Total USSR 25145 57.26 France 5595 12.74 China 5192 11.82 Czechoslovakia 2880 6.56 Poland 1681 3.83 Brazil 724 1.65 Egypt 568 1.29 Romania 524 1.19 Denmark 226 0.51 Libya 200 0.46 USA 200 0.46 South Africa 192 0.44 Austria 190 0.43 Switzerland 151 0.34 Yugoslavia 107 0.24 Germany (FRG) 84 0.19 Italy 84 0.19 UK 79 0.18 Hungary 30 0.07 Spain 29 0.07 East Germany (GDR) 25 0.06 Canada 7 0.02 Jordan 2 0.005 Total 43915 100.0 parapundit.com Kuwait wasn't part of Iraq When Britain drew their lines on the map, Iraq and Kuwait and Syria and Lebanon, etc etc, were part of Turkish Empire. Since the Brits created both Iraq and Kuwait, each has equal legitimacy. Frankly, it might have been better had Britain drawn even more lines on the map and created separate states for Shia, Sunni, and Kurd.