From: "Robert G Lewis" 

Then why not say it ?

BTW I don't approve of our supplying Saddam all those weapons which we then
had to deal with later. Poor policy imho.

WWII was a bit different.

Bob Lewis

"Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message
news:opsglmfrakeipai0{at}news.barkto.com...
> On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:58:31 -0500, Robert G Lewis 
> wrote:
>
>> Really ? Would you be so kind as to explain your line of thought instead
>> of
>> dropping snippets ?
>>
>> Bob Lewis
>>
>
> You asked "Why did we?"  We did it for the same reason we supplied
> Stalin.  The Enemy of My Enemy.  We thought a counterbalance to Iran might
> be a good idea.
>
>> "Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message
>> news:opsgllstbeeipai0{at}news.barkto.com...
>>> On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:41:40 -0500, Robert G Lewis
>>> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> How is that question relevant to Marks question ?
>>>
>>> No, it's relevent to YOUR question.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message
>>>> news:opsglknjwieipai0{at}news.barkto.com...
>>>>> On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:25:47 -0500, Robert G Lewis
>>>>> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Why did we ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bob Lewis
>>>>>
>>>>> Why did we supply Stalin?
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Mark"  wrote in message
>>>>>> news:41815285$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Robert G Lewis"
 wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:418141cf$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>>>> I really don't think the Russians would
put the explosives in the
>>>>>>>> hands of
>>>>>>>> semi rogue middle eastern governments.
Esp. given their own
>>>>>>>> problems
>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>> Moslem extremists.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hmm, then why'd they sell the stuff to Saddam
in the first place?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Gary Wiltshire
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gary Wiltshire
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Gary Wiltshire

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