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Originally Posted by theking
The only US weapons ever sold to Iraq were some cluster bombs during the Iraq/Iran conflict...and these were sold indirectly. The US did also sell a few rotary wing aircraft...and these were not gunships. Some US businesses did sell dual use materials...which were weaponized by Iraq. Iraq's weapons of war were bought primarily from the Soviets...but also from the French and Germans. There were no munitions...no mortars...no artillery...no tanks...no armored vehicles...no fixed wing aircraft...no transport vehicles...etc. sold to Iraq by the US. The Iraq Army was also trained by the Soviets.
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Sure ...
Maybe like now : supply Soviet stuff and when used blame it on soviets .. ( Bush thinks Putin is a Soviet, not a Russian ...)
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01/29/04: BAGHDAD -U.S. officials said the Coalition Provisional Authority has sought to procure main battle tanks, armored personnel carrier and other Soviet-origin platforms that could be obtained cheaply and undergo rapid deployment in the Iraqi Army. The platforms would be upgraded by outside contractors that specialize in the modernization of Soviet-origin platforms.
http://www.informationclearinghouse....rticle5599.htm
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Since the US is the biggest weapons manufacturer, aside from Israel, where the hell do they sell them ????