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Timber Loftis · 05-17-2005, 05:23 PM

Shamrock, you can express all the dismay you like about Saddam's abuses under Oil-for-Food and US complicity. Fact is, if Germany and France hadn't been selling him arms under the table, it wouldn't have been such an issue.

Now, let's look at two main gripes: (1) the US was complicit w/ scamming Oil-for-Food and/or did not enforce it enough (including, I presume, blowing French and German vessels outta the frikkin water -- which doesn't sound like a bad idea, come to think of it); and (2) Oil-for-Food should have never been in place, and the sanctions only hurt Iraqis.

AAAARGH!!!! Yourself! As always, you want it both ways. If the US does "a" it's damned and if it does "b" it's damned. It's no wonder we in the US look at you, take up our best Cartman impersonation and say "Screw you guys, I'm goin home."

05-17-2005, 05:23 PM	#5
Timber Loftis 40th Level Warrior Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11,916	Shamrock, you can express all the dismay you like about Saddam's abuses under Oil-for-Food and US complicity. Fact is, if Germany and France hadn't been selling him arms under the table, it wouldn't have been such an issue. Now, let's look at two main gripes: (1) the US was complicit w/ scamming Oil-for-Food and/or did not enforce it enough (including, I presume, blowing French and German vessels outta the frikkin water -- which doesn't sound like a bad idea, come to think of it); and (2) Oil-for-Food should have never been in place, and the sanctions only hurt Iraqis. AAAARGH!!!! Yourself! As always, you want it both ways. If the US does "a" it's damned and if it does "b" it's damned. It's no wonder we in the US look at you, take up our best Cartman impersonation and say "Screw you guys, I'm goin home." __________________