We can have a long talk about how folks in the Middle East think that we supported Saddam Hussein. Created and installed is pure BS.
You don’t have to look any futher than the 80-88 Iran-Iraq War to see where we provided military equipment to Saddam in his War against the Shi’s in Iran.
I still hear the conspiracy theories about how the US Embassador to Iraq, woman by the name of Glaspie, supposedly gave tacit approval to Saddams invasion of Kuwait on 8/2/90. Nonsense, since even Tariq Aziz, the only Christian in Saddams inner circle said that he expected a strong negative response from the USA.
Actually Eric, “we” the US didn’t provide Saddam with military equipment for the 80-88 war, a few choppers, and dual use biological medium, but not heavy tanks artillery and planes and mortars etc came from France the Soviets and the Germans.
That being said, Ron Paul’s currency plans would crash onto the shore of Petro Dollar/Petro Euro reality.
We have far too much currency and debt floating around the world to ever be able to metalize all of it.