[Thermodyne]

Was the US one of the main suppliers of arms to Iraq in the eighties? Yes it was.

BTW - There is this presupposition that the inspections aren't working - but the inspectors - who are supposed to be experts in this stuff - say they are. I trust the inspectors more than I trust W - especially now. (where's the resolution he promised to present?)

Are you claiming that Blix is secretly working for Saddam?[/QB]

Well first off, where are these American weapons, when I look, I see soviet and French arms with German facilities. Guaranteeing loans and supplying arms are two different things. It comes down to the old statement that the enemy of my enemies is my friend. Also, we are talking the 80’s here; the relationship was at best cool. Do you recall an American ship hit by a French missile fired from an Iraqi warplane? That would be French supplied weapons I think.

As to the expertise of the inspectors, I would challenge their credentials in any court of law. They are not anywhere near the best people that could have been found and their leader was picked because of his manageability.