On Mon, 2004-12-27 at 19:05 -0500, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > Benjamin A'Lee wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 27, 2004 at 02:46:33PM -0800 or thereabouts, Steve Lamb wrote: > > > >> Russia - IIRC, Implicated in the same scam and/or sold arms to Saddam > >> for which he owed millions/billions on. They had a finacial interest in > >>Iraq either way. > > > > > > If I remember correctly, the USA also supplied Iraq with weapons, when > > it was fighting Iran. And to the Taliban when it was fighting the > > USSR. How does that make the USA better than the rest of the world, > > exactly? > > > > Not trying to justify it, nor saying that the ends justify the means > (especially since they don't even come close in this case), but how can > you compare: > > a. Trying to stop spread of communism > > TO > > b. "Hey, look how much money we can make if we sell guns to them!" > > You can debate the correctness of communism as a philosophy. However, > you can't deny that the US was ensuring that communism did not spread. > This was one of the stated objectives of the Cold War.
Especially since the Sovs (and the PRC, for that matter) weren't/ aren't "communist". They are/were brutal, ruthless dictatorships. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. NAMBLA - Nat'l Assoc of Marlon Brando Look-Alikes (Yes, it's a South Park reference.)
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