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To: American Spirit who wrote (8180)5/31/2004 1:00:53 PM
From: DavesM  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 90947
 
If Rumsfeld's job was to be Reagan's point man in providing Iraq with American arms, he did a poor job.

Total Arms sales to Iraq between 1979 - 1989

in millions:
Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact - $21,835
France - $ 5,019
China - $ 5,192
United States - $ 200

- Note total U.S. arms sales to Iraq were less than Denmark and Brazil, and slightly more than the Austria $190M and Switzerland $150M.

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re:"Saddam was pro-American in the 80's. Rummy was reagan's point man to arm Saddam against the Iranians."

In the early 40's, the United States was pro-Stalin. Amazing how things evolve, isn't it?



To: American Spirit who wrote (8180)6/1/2004 10:25:20 AM
From: Selectric II  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 90947
 
As you would say, "Forget the past. This is now."

If what you say is true, it was our responsibility to remove Saddam, because he was our mistake to fix.

Bush fixed it.

Bush should be embraced as a hero for acknowledging and fixing an American mistake. The exact opposite of the arrogance he's accused of. Period.


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