[deport]

The Facts Stand Alone

Graphic and post inside:

update: Given the amount of email I’ve received on this post, I’ve updated the picture to more clearly show that the data only goes to 1990. This is why you may see news information about weapons provided by firms from other countries (e.g., Jordan, Germany, etc.) that is not captured here. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) only felt confident in their information up to 1990. After Saddam invaded Kuwait, any and all arm trades to Iraq would be a violation of the United Nation sanctions. Obviously, these sellers did everything possible to hide these sales and SIPRI certainly does not have all of this information.

In addition, SIPRI does not try to show which weapons are more effective. SIPRI calculated the dollar amount of all weapon transfers (in 1990 dollars). So in terms of dollar value, Russia was responsible for 57% of all weapon sales to Iraq between 1973 and 1990.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Who cares? We donated to Hussein back when he was the lesser of two evils.

[spunkets]

Show them pics of the armor and small arms used by the Iraqis. It's all Russian armor, French aircraft and AKs.

[Unam Sanctam]

We only would have given him arms during the Iran-Iraq War, when we understandably concerned about the rogue ayatollahs with their animus against the "Great Satan".

[LibWhacker]

The best riposte to liberal stupidity is a knuckle sandwich. Serve up one of those and they'll leave you alone after chowing down on it, I guarantee you. But if you're worried about covering your tracks and hiding all the forensic evidence, hit 'em with this: Who Armed Iraq? Myth vs. Fact :-)

[onedoug]

AK-47s & RPG-7s are not American made small arms. They're principally Russian.

[Dolphy]

Looks like you have the facts you need. But, you might also point out that Bush's recent speech (I believe while he was in England) actually addressed the past practice of forging foreign policy based on the lesser of two evils. He denounced the practice. Of course in the hate Bush world they cannot take the time to read or listen to his speeches. Too bad for them, they are full of tough stances and challenges that will make them significant for years and years to come.