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Thursday, 6 February 2003

Iraq Crisis: Statements (Resumed).

 

An interesting scenario is that the British have been given a concession to move in to the most profitable oil fields in Iraq. They will secure these on the first drive into Iraq if the war proceeds. Therefore, oil is the fundamental reason for the current moves on Saddam Hussein and Iraq. We must bear in mind that President Saddam Hussein was an ally of the United States of America during the war with Iran. In fact, he initiated the war against Iran and had to finally come to an agreement. The Islamic Republic of Iran, which is now coming on side with the international community, did not support that war. We provided beef to the Iranian and Iraqi armies during that period. The biggest mistake Saddam Hussein made was to move into Kuwait. If he had not done so, he would still be respected in a business sense and business would still be conducted.

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