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Saddam Bribed Chirac
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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Hold the phone, because I actually agree with you.
Any bribe was clearly secondary toi Chirac's true purpose - to make his "third-world country with a nuke" appear relevant in world politics by sticking a thumb in the eye of the US.
And to many Europeans (and Deaniacs), it worked like a charm.
and BTW, yes, Russia and China are also named as recipients
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Burger's point is well taken -- using this to attack France makes about as much sense to me as all the attacks about Halliburton.
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