Iran 'owed billions for Saddam war' (Iraq Debt reduction going wrong way)

papau

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Thu Dec-18-03 08:30 AM
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Iran 'owed billions for Saddam war' (Iraq Debt reduction going wrong way)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3329671.stm

Iran 'owed billions for Saddam war'

The head of Iraq's Interim Governing Council says Iran should be paid reparations for the war that Saddam Hussein waged against it in the 1980s.

Abdul Aziz al-Hakim said further discussion was needed to decide what if anything Iraq would pay itself.

Iran claims $100bn in reparations for the brutal eight-year war that claimed about one million lives. <snip>

Iran points out that Kuwait has already received billions of dollars through the UN's Iraqi oil-for-food programme in compensation for the invasion of that country. <snip>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/3329671.stm

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loudnclear

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Thu Dec-18-03 08:33 AM
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1. The US should pay the money to Iran because we financed Iraq/Saddam

We are our own worst enemy.

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Dimsdale

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Thu Dec-18-03 08:55 AM
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5. Our boy, The Shah, did a bit of damage..

didn't he? We should be paying reps for that fine period of American history when we installed and supported a genuine prick whose policies terrorized the Iranians.

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ochazuke

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Thu Dec-18-03 01:34 PM
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11. You're reading my mind

How about this: all the people who ever suffered from a weapon manufactured in the U.S. sue the U.S. government and the manufacturer in some kind of giant class-action product liability suit.

Result: world peace maybe?

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Razormill

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Thu Dec-18-03 06:57 PM
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13. Would the US be

justified in collecting from all the people saved or defended by a weapon or technology developed by the US? Let's not be too overly broad about the government's influence.

This is not a nation of mad scientists.

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JNelson6563

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Thu Dec-18-03 08:38 AM
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2. Oh! You mean the war WE

helped Saddam perpetrate. Oh dear. This might lead to the American people learning about our old friendship with ol' Hidey-hole-Hussein. ;-)

Julie

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Nlighten1

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Thu Dec-18-03 08:44 AM
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3. The Trial of Saddam

should be a very, very ugly trial for America.

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papau

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Thu Dec-18-03 08:50 AM
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4. Bush will not allow a trial until after 04 election

but the media will not care.

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Cooley Hurd

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Thu Dec-18-03 09:04 AM
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6. Just wait for the breaking news alert...

"Saddam commits suicide in jail by shooting himself in back of head from 25 feet away..."

If the Iraqs want to have a public trial, then the BFEE will have no choice but to whack him...

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Commie Pinko Dirtbag

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Thu Dec-18-03 10:56 AM
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8. ...three times! (nt)

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DoYouEverWonder

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Thu Dec-18-03 09:59 AM
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7. Why are we paying Saddam's debts?

Edited on Thu Dec-18-03 09:59 AM by DoYouEverWonder

Shouldn't this money be coming from all that money Iraq was going to make selling their oil? You know, all the money that was going to be left over after they paid for their own rebuilding?

It's bad enough that Bu$hCo is spending billions of our money to rebuild Iraq, now we find out a lot of that money is going to repay Saddam's debts instead. What is wrong with this picture?

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vernon_nackulus

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Thu Dec-18-03 10:58 AM
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9. Iran probably deserves this money, but

shouldn't we pay down our own debt first!?
:bounce:

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David__77

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Thu Dec-18-03 06:39 PM
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12. actually, that can't be the question...

The USA is now legally and morally responsible for the destiny of Iraq. That includes all of these questions. There is no such prioritization allowed.

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Robb

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Thu Dec-18-03 11:03 AM
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10. More payoff to Iran

to not develop nuclear weapons, IMO. The electricity contracts, inclusion in pipeline projects, and now this.

Back-doorsy as it is, I suspect it's a good deal.

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