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Originally posted by theking
The response to that is yes and no. Companies are at the present selling goods to countries around the world that are on the approved list of sales...but if some of the things that are currently being sold...come to some sinister use then they will be banned for sale to the country that is applying a sinister use...and it sometimes takes time to discover this. I do have no doubt that the government directly approved the sales of some dual use materials that it would have been prudent not to...but the times were such that we were trying to prevent a decisive loss by Iran or Iraq. Geo politics are not fun and games...but are serious matters...and are not black and white...but with shades of gray...and are not pleasant...but it is the responsibility of the US government to do what it perceives to be in the best interest of the nation. We are not compelled to seek approval of the UN or the world and in my opinion should never put the Nation in that position. Idealism has its place...but then cold hard reality...holds the upper hand.
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Yeah sure. If Reagan didn't remove Iraq from the terrorist supporting countries list this wouldn't have happened though.
So you shouldn't seek the UN approval but you shall beg for help from the UN when you need it?
Cold hard reality? Please, that's quiet a stupid excuse and one that Saddam often used to kill his enemies.