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To: DavesM who wrote (8234)	6/2/2004 1:24:50 AM
From: Orcastraiter	Respond to of 90947

It is also false that Iraq was a hedge against the Soviets. Iraq could best be described as a client state of the Soviets. For each dollar the Iraqis of spent on American military equipment, they purchased over $100 on Soviet (and other Warsaw Pact) equipment. Arms sales from France, China, and the Soviet Union (during the Iran-Iraq War) summed up to over $35 Billion. In contrast, U.S. arms sales to Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war were slightly less than those from Denmark (slightly more than Switzerland) - $200 Million. I'm not so sure those numbers are complete. But regardless it underlines the need we had to compete for influence in Iraq with the Soviets. While it is true that the soviets offered more armor and conventional weaponry, the US offered high tech weapons and intelligence. The dollar value might hide the real value of what America had to offer. Orca

To: DavesM who wrote (8234)	6/2/2004 7:22:33 AM
From: Selectric II	Respond to of 90947

It is also false that Iraq was a hedge against the Soviets. Iraq could best be described as a client state of the Soviets. For each dollar the Iraqis of spent on American military equipment, they purchased over $100 on Soviet (and other Warsaw Pact) equipment. Arms sales from France, China, and the Soviet Union (during the Iran-Iraq War) summed up to over $35 Billion. In contrast, U.S. arms sales to Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war were slightly less than those from Denmark (slightly more than Switzerland) - $200 Million. Oh, you mean Lockheed Martin doesn't manufacture SCUD missiles and Mirage jets? I thought we sold him all that stuff that we had to taken away from him later.<g>