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To: Brumar89 who wrote (13143)	10/19/2004 10:57:17 PM
From: 49thMIMOMander	Respond to of 20773

<U.S. "had no opinion on Arab-on-Arab conflict" > Regular brain damaged cannot even hope for a new stem-cell.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (13143)	10/20/2004 2:18:16 PM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 20773

we still never came close to providing the support which his regular backers (Russia, China and France) did. But Russia, China, and France did not conquer Iraq and steal its oil. We did. And the instant we told those countries to stop supporting Saddam, they did. Thus, we could easily have cut off his support long before 1991, but we chose not to. One example of an American crime you are trying to cover up: We provided Saddam the exact locations of Iranian troops, knowing that he was routinely gassing those troops. And then after years of this behavior, we continued to send him the materials to make the gas. When Saddam invaded Iran, it was entirely his idea. Actually, there is considerable evidence that we gave Saddam the green light, though we didn't do it in public like in 1990 with Glaspie. Message 20281282 Tom

To: Brumar89 who wrote (13143)	10/20/2004 2:23:27 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20773

When Saddam invaded Iran, it was entirely his idea. As noted above, we didn't even have diplomatic ties to the nation at the time. He claimed Khuzistan province should really be Arab territory - coincidentally it holds most of Iran's oil reserves. Oddly, you omit Iran's role in starting that war. When Khomeini came to power, he was greeted warmly by Saddam. Khomeini responded by: 1. Rejecting Saddam's peace/alliance initiative 2. Then publicly calling for the Iraqi people to overthrow Saddam 3. Then attempting to assassinate one of Saddam's top officials Saddam went out of his way to make peace with Iran (beginning in the mid-1970s), until he realized that Iran's government was committed to stirring up a Shia revolt in Iraq. Pay attention, because the U.S. will soon be using this same excuse to invade Iran. And you will be dutifully parroting the party line. Tom