Me, too. The midget ayatollahs should have been a hint. lolI was being facetious. If I had my druthers, I nuke the Pentagon and CIA headquarters.
Me, too. The midget ayatollahs should have been a hint. lolI was being facetious. If I had my druthers, I nuke the Pentagon and CIA headquarters.
Iraq acquired chemical and biological weapon capability with US assistance. (Also many other nations assisted including Canada, but the US was the biggest source of aid). Iraq used their CWs during the Iran/Iraq war.
Did someone say misinformation?
Alot of misinformation has been posted above. Here are the facts:
Iraq acquired chemical and biological weapon capability with US assistance. (Also many other nations assisted including Canada, but the US was the biggest source of aid). Iraq used their CWs during the Iran/Iraq war.
During this war, the US gave Iraq access to satellite imagery which allowed Iraq to see Iran's military positions and use their CWs more effectively. The US also loaned Iraq military advisors who interpreted this data and provided battle planning assistance. These advisors even went onto the battlefields along side Iraqi officers even on the Iranian side of the border where they reported back to the US their observations regarding Iraq's CW attacks.
In 1988, Iraq began using chemical weapons against Kurdish rebels in Northern Iraq. When some rebels took refuge in Halabja, Iraq's military gased the entire village. When news of this war crime reached the outside world, it was almost universally condemned. The US was one of the few nations which did not condemn this attack. Many nations stopped selling Iraq arms. The US compensated by increasing their Iraq arms sales. Some members of Congress disagreed with this policy, but President Reagan threatened to veto any bill which would punish Iraq for using CWs against civilians or limit the US arm sales and WMD technology to Iraq. The Iran-Iraq war ended August 1988.
United States support for Iraq during the Iran–Iraq war - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
U.S. Diplomatic and Commercial Relationships with Iraq 1980 - 1990 by Nathaniel Hurd
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Iraqgate: Saddam Hussein, U.S. Policy and the Prelude to the Persian Gulf War, 1980-1994
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3/16/83 US Credit Possibilifies for lraq, Department of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Secret Memorandum
4/11/83 PossibleAcquisition Opportunity, Department of the Army, Top Secret Memorandum
10/7/83 Iran-lraq War Analysis of Possible U S. Shift from Position of Strict Neutrality, Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Secret Memorandum
11/1/83 Iraq Use of Chemical Weapons, State Department, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Secret Memorandum
5/3/84 Letter from Richard Nixon to Nicolae Ceausescu
5/9/84 U.S. Dual-Use Exports to Iraq Specific Actions, Department of State, Special Advisor to the Secretary on Non-Proliferation Policy and Nuclear Energy Affairs, Confidential Memorandum
9/25/85 Personal & Confidential, Memorandum from E. Robert Wallach to Edwin Meese, lll
1/13/86 Letter from John N. Mitchell to Sarkis Soghanalian
2/14/86 Intelligence Exchange with Iraq, National Security Council, Top Secret Electronic Message
7/26/86 USG Support for Iraq During the War, Department of State, Secret Memorandum
11/21/86 Iran Game Plan, National Security Council, Secret Electronic Message
4/25/88 Proposed Military Training for Iraqi Officers, Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Secret Memorandum
9/8189 BNL Chairman Nesi Resigns Under Pressure: Rumors Fly on BNL "Iraqgate, " United States Embassy-ltaly, Confidential Cable
9/15/89 [Excised]/ltalian Funding for Arms to Iraq, Defense Intelligence Agency, Secret Cable
10/21/89 Message from the Secretary to Tariq Aziz, Department of State, Secret Cable
11 /9189 Message from Secretary to Iraqi Fonmin on CCC, Department of State, Confidential Cable
4/2/90 Checklist for Your Meeting with Italian Ambassador Petrignani, April 2, 1990, 11 30 am, Department of State, Bureau of European Affairs, Confidential Memorandum
7/16/90 National Day Message from the President for President Saddam Hussein, Department of State, Limited Official Use Cable
3/4/91 Iraq Retrospective, Department of State, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Memorandum
9/9/92 BNL Prosecution, National Security Agency, Top Secret Letter
10/21/94 BNL Task Force - Final Report, Department of Justice, Criminal Division Report
Iraqgate, 1980-1994
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wow You guys still squabbling back and forth over the middle east. Funny.![]()
EAOEagleSmack asked for a lesson in American history. I obliged. Don't you think Americans should know their own history better than a Canadian?
When the IAEA states that you are hiding things and uncooperative - when it comes to Nukes people get nervous - nervous enough to blow them to hell. Reflect back to how WW1 started - 1 assignation - then the ball was rolling.Apparently there are different versions, though, so it's a matter of interpretation and it doesn't sound like either side wants the view from the other side. Kind of like continuing to hit a nail after it is already driven in.
Well I guess that most of Europe and U, Canada and it seems the Russian are all nutcases. I am sure you can tell which is nuttier than the other - who would you trust with a gun to your head.Yeah. I've read it before, Goober. Many times. So far it looks like "Your pals are nutcases". The other guy says, "No, it's your pals that are the nutcases" and it seesaws back and forth forever.
Perhaps if you deal with the really bad nutcases that might be a start -The problem, Goober, is that nut jobs are running all the shows on this planet. Picking out one group of nut jobs to be eliminated is not going to change anything.
Me, hubby, kids, gf, other family and friends.Well I guess that most of Europe and U, Canada and it seems the Russian are all nutcases. I am sure you can tell which is nuttier than the other - who would you trust with a gun to your head.
Can you imagine what Arab countries reaction would be to a Gay pride parade -Me, hubby, kids, gf, other family and friends.Definitely no politicians or clergy.
Me, too. The midget ayatollahs should have been a hint. lol
It was so close to the truth I missed it. When their economy is based on the production of WMDs and they have created a nation of paranoiacs, everybody is a potential target.
Nothing has changed since the 50's: "Mine eyes have seen the coming of the reds, they are hiding in our closets, they are hiding neath our beds..." only now it's the Muslims. They can't seem to exist without their boogie men. Their collective consciousness wouldn't know what to do without its neurosis.
Colpy,
"based on the production" of weapons has nothing to do with maintaining a military. Their economy is based on manufacturing weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems, most of which is exported. The military/industrial complex has become what Eisenhower warned it would become.
As for Muslims living in peace and harmony in the US, what was all those protests in New York this week all about - racial profiling! We won't even go into all the hate mongering going on over Iran. Give your head a shake!
Your post indicates that you are ignorant of your country's history with Iraq. It's pretty bad when a Canadian has to teach an American lessons about their country's history.
If you had quoted my entire post, you would have noticed I backed my statements up with references. Here is some information you missed:
Do you see the underlined blue sentences in my post above? They are called hyperlinks. Move your mouse over one and left click on it. These are links to another webpage with information I've summarized. Thats called backing up your claims with references.
Just because you are ignorant that your country sold chemical and biological weapon technology to Iraq and sent advisors to help them use it, doesn't mean that it didn't happen. It just means that you are ignorant of this information. I'm trying to help you overcome your ignorance. You should be grateful.