I am sure there is a plausible excuse for helping Saddam, now everybody will get along just fine if we give Putin their oil contracts back.... (sarcasm)
Maybe the Russians were working for us to get ordinance out of Iraq before we attacked.
Maybe Russia took the WMDs too.
"I am sure there is a plausible excuse for helping Saddam, now everybody will get along just fine if we give Putin their oil contracts back...."
It would appear that the end of the Cold War has turned into a new hot war. We need to cut off all aid and trade with the Russians. They (and Red China) are the MAIN ENEMY.
If the Russians took these explosives, I wouldn't assume they were helping Saddam by doing so. More likely, they were helping themselves.
ahhm.
Putin meets "W" down on the ranch..."W" tells Putin he knows about his Iraqi dealings. Make P an offer he can't refuse.
P suckers Saddam - and worked with us - to get the WMD out of harms way so's they wouldn't be turned on our troops or off somewhere where we wont know where they are?
Saddam thinks he's got a sweet deal with Russia- and ticket outta there to a safe haven later - and helps Russia get the WMD out of the country, for another day. But they are now out of his reach!
Saddam keeps his planes on the ground, his Republican Guard runs more than fights,,,
...But Saddam's ticket gets canceled and he crawls into a hole
Ever read Tom Clancy,...