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Originally posted by Big Monkie
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"The administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush authorized the sale to Iraq of numerous items that had both military and civilian applications, including poisonous chemicals and deadly biological viruses, such as anthrax and bubonic plague."
"the Reagan administration effectively turned a blind eye to the export of "dual use" items such as chemical precursors and steel tubes that can have military and civilian applications"
"A 1994 investigation by the Senate Banking Committee turned up dozens of biological agents shipped to Iraq during the mid-'80s under license from the Commerce Department, including various strains of anthrax, subsequently identified by the Pentagon as a key component of the Iraqi biological warfare program. The Commerce Department also approved the export of insecticides to Iraq, despite widespread suspicions that they were being used for chemical warfare"
If you want to know more just do a google search. This all fits with the reagan/bush history of dealing with terrorists (arms for hostages, central america, etc) and having no problem with terrorism as long as it was used against people we didnt like.
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This is old news...and has come out in bits and pieces before. No where does it say that Regean/Bush authorized the sale of anything. American companies sold materials (that had dual use capabilities) to Iraq, and other countries as well, that at the time were not proscribed by the Commerce Department. Much as medical drugs are sold that the FDA has on the approved list today and that may be removed from the approved list next week. When it was learned, by our intelligence agencies, what Iraq was doing with these materials the Administration ordered the Commerce Department to ban the sale of certain materials to Iraq. Even after certain materials were banned some American companies continued to sell proscribed materials and paid consequences. This is old news and the only thing that makes it new news is it is being provided by a different source. It is absolute BS that the American government knowlingy provided Iraq with materials for the purpose of manufacturing "weapons grade" materials for WMD's.
Conspirists and USA haters will never be convinced. It is difficult to educate idiots.