France, Russia and China supplied Saddam Hussein with missiles, arms, defense technology and spare parts before — and after — the start of the Iraq war, an explosive new book claims.
In the book, Washington Times reporter Bill Gertz cites a slew of illegal covert arms deals between Saddam and several countries that opposed the U.S. invasion in the months before and after the start of war in March 2003.
The book, “Treachery: How America’s Friends and Foes Are Secretly Arming Our Enemies,” cites secret Pentagon and CIA reports and interviews with top U.S. defense and intelligence officials.
Gertz claims that many of the weapons sold to Iraq in this critical time frame — and in violation of U.N. embargoes — were used by Ba’athist terrorists against U.S. forces after the fall of Saddam.
We’d already seen some evidence of this so I’m inclined to believe it.
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Surely Putin is having a second thought now? Discount that PRC government and old Europe.
Those dealings will still yet come to haunt those countries. I am sure of it. Things (for them) are still going to get worse before it gets better. The reason? Because we’re not going to help them….at least until they publically atone.
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