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The 12-20-1983, Rumsfeld was sent by Reagan in Bagdad. You can see him here shaking Saddam's hand. To serve their own interests, USA supported Iraq in the Iraq/Iran war. A war that lasted from 1980 to 1988 and made millions of death and injuried people. I just thought I had to share this "funny" picture with you guys. |
We are all quite aware of this history. You could look online and find thousands of related items showing that many nations of the West supported Saddam. One public handshake 20 years ago doesn't mean anything in the context of today's Iraqi crisis.
Which nation was it that supplied Iraq with the material and technology to build a nuclear reactor in the late 70's? You know, the one the Israelis destroyed with an airstrike in 1981. [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img] Oh yeah, it was France who sold the technology to Iraq and who helped build the Osiraq/Tammuz I reactor. ;) [img]smile.gif[/img] [ 03-16-2003, 10:44 AM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ] |
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france has been selling things to Iraq that it's not supposed to. Spare parts for helicopter and fuel components for their forbidden Al Samoudi missiles. Who knows what else will be found in the not too distant future.
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Yep and Iran was the enemy in those days too just 2 years after the hostage crisis. But I think the US was a neutral observer in the Iran/Iraq war.
Course this picture also conjures up images of all the world leaders shaking hands and smiling with Hitler in 1933-38 as well. |
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Guys guys guys, I didnt post that here for you to reply : Yes but France....blablablabla BLA.
I posted that : 1 - To show you the irony of the USA who did support Ben Laden then Saddam and now are really annoyed with them. 2 - To show you even more irony as it's Rumsfeld himself on this picture. 3 - To make you think a little about the action/reaction process. Cause the "act first, think after" process will get the US in troubles like that again if they keep aplying it. And since you asked for it, enjoy : Quote:
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There is no irony. Are you telling me no French officials ever met with Saddam? They sold him a nuclear reactor, but no one met him? It's just not true. France has been one of Iraq's largest trading partners, so please don't act like a photo of a government official shaking Saddam's hand is a big deal. The US never supported Al-Queta or Osama. The US supported the Mujhahaddin(sp?) in Afganistan against the Soviets, and Osama may have acted with those Freedom Fighters, but the US did not support Osama and Al-Queta. You may think that picture is "funny", but it's no more humorous or damning than Frances' own history of complicity with Iraq. Many nations are guilty of supporting Saddam over the years, so please don't act as if it's ok to point out the errors of some while ignoring others. Obviously, France has just as much an "act first, think after" history as anyone else. ;) [ 03-17-2003, 06:33 AM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ] |
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So yeah there is indeed somewhere a real irony that USA is having problems right now with people they did support. Quote:
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