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Originally posted by Pleasurepays
because they have 1/5 of the worlds oil supply and they bought it. don't start trying to imply that the US armed Iraq. Russia sold them almost everything they had from SCUDS and mobile launchers to thousands of tanks to SAM systems to AK-47's.
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Actually, Iraq had an eclectic collection of arms from countries all over the world, including (it is alleged) from the US via halliburton and other channels, and the UK. War is not an obstacle when there's money to be made... in fact, quite the opposite for many of these companies.
Here's a couple links to that effect, as tin foily as they may seem. You can take them
prima facia, or do additional research as you desire:
Full List of Weapons Suppliers to Iraq
An expose by the Mirror (read down a bit)