Kevin regarding your post of 16 Dec 03 - 11:02 AM

Your first paragraph relating to aid received by Saddam in support of his aggression against his neighbours in Iran.

Making that point is all well and good provided that it is put in context and inferences made encompass all those who provided aid to Iraq. One minor correction however Kevin, aid was given by a host of countries not to support Saddam's aggression against Iran, but to support the defence of Iraq, if you doubt that explain the timing of that aid.

Your second paragraph refers to times past, but completely ignores the realities of the "Cold War" and bi-polar geo-politics at play in with regard to the middle-east in particular.