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Originally posted by rickholio
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)
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thats a little misleading. the bulk of weapons that compose a military fighting force that they have/had... i.e. planes, tanks, rifles, radar systems, surface to air missile systems, long range offensive missile systems etc etc etc etc were Russian. the fact that Iraq imported flight suits, helmets, chemical weapons suits or whatever, does not make the world complicit in Iraqs endeavors.
regardless, i agree with you somewhat. at the end of the day, its all about money and power and whether you are winning or losing it.