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" I'll state the question again, "Who armed Saddam in the first place???"

Answer: The French and the Russians. Including his entire airforce ( Russian and French) his airdefense system, (primarily French), his secure fiberoptic system linking his defense net together(repaired after the Gulf war by the PRC), his shelters (Germany, France) his armor, (Russian T-62s and T-72s), French and Russian helicopters, and so on. And don't forget his SCUDS, all Russian made which he used in the war of the cities
during his bloody war with Iran.

I hope this clears up your confusion