On 19 mar, 17:20, Dave Smith > wrote:

> The inconsistency of American foreign policy is a world of wonder. They
> maintain an embargo on Cuba but flock to China. While they slag France and
> Germany for allegedly supplying Saddam with supplies and technology for his
> WMD programs (because France and Germany would not get onside for the
> invasion) they overlook their past support of Saddam, which included
> providing satellite intelligence on Iranian troop locations to "calibrate"
> chemical attacks.

This is nothing new. During the Nuremberg trial, one of the
accusations against Germany was they used four-engine bombers, held as
proof that the Luftwaffe was an offensive air force and which
supported the claim they had actively planned for war. However,
Germany never had four-engine bombers (Göring and Kesselring
testimonies), but the Allies had used them consistently to bomb
Germany from 1943 on. So, given the basic logic of the argument, it
could only be assumed that the Allies had planned for war against
Germany, but of course that argument could not be made by the defense
according to the rules of the tribunal.

Who ever thought that one would fly, so to speak, should have been
severely chastized.