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Re: Is global leadership a matter of military strength?

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From: Peter Webb
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 06:23
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>> US law forbade any US citizen from supplying weapons to either side. Laws 
>> are passed by Congress. Congress is elected by the people.
>
> Yeah! Right! Can you say contra-gate. The Yanks have never given a flying 
> fuck about the legality of providing weapons and war materiels to those 
> they think can be of assistance to them.

OK, from that I assume you agree and acknowledge that the USA and Israel 
armed Iran in the Iraq-Iran war.


> The even armed Usama bin Laden's group during the Russian occupation of 
> Afghanistan.
>

Crank alert - change claim when corenered.

> Check the google archives for images of Rumsfeld meeting with, and shaking 
> the hand of Saddam during the Iran-Iraq war, during the days Saddam was 
> the darling of the neo-cons.

Your claim was that the US supplied weapons to Iraq, not that Saddam met and 
shook hands with somebody from the US. These are different things. I 
personally have shaken hands with many people that I haven't supplied 
weapons to. Maybe even you have as well. Have you?


>
> If you're going to continue this, might I suggest you do significant 
> research before opening your gormless gob.
>

You agree that the US and Israel supplied weapons to Iran?

Good.

Now, what weapons did the US and Israel supply to Iraq, exactly?
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