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Originally Posted by AlienQ
Rummy and Saddam
http://www.commondreams.org/views02/0802-01.htm
American supplies Circa 1983:
For the next five years, Washington would quietly ensure that Saddam received all the military equipment he needed to stave off defeat, even precursor chemicals that could be used against Iranian soldiers and Kurdish civilians. Not that Washington supported the use of chemical weapons, particularly against civilians. It was more that the Reagan administration was very reluctant to condemn their use by Iraq back then.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/EL17Ak01.html
So what was that ya blathering about Mr King? |
The only US military equipment sold to Iraq...ever...was some rotary wing aircraft (not gunships)...the indirect sale of some cluster bombs...and possibly a few howitzers...end of story. Every one knows that private enterprise was allowed...for a period of time...to sell dual use materials to Iraq. Zero WMD's were ever sold to Iraq by the US. The US did provide Iraq with some intel during the Iraq/Iran war...but the US also provided Iran with intel during the Iraq/Iran war.