How did Iraq get its weapons? We sold them

[Cian]

How about simple, testosterone driven, pride. Saddam humiliated Bush Sr (and
by implication the US), so now having proven their manhood in Afghanistan,
they want payback. Its an alpha-male thing.

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Sent: 09 September 2002 23:33
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Subject: Re: How did Iraq get its weapons? We sold them

Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
> b) payback to the Brits for sending their mercenaries to Afghanistan -
> for some unknown to me reason the Brits seem to be the prime mover of
> military actions in the Persian Gulf; any ideas why?

Iraq & Saudi Arabia are former British puppet states.


> any other suggestions?

Oil, feeding the military industrial complex.