"tscottme" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Franck wrote in message
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In fact only the US citizens ignorants like you believe that. I'm
sure it's
not 'the vast majority'. look on this NG, you're only 5 or 6 with
always the
same poor discourt

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Franck


Since you say this assertion of yours is a fact you can document it
can't you? France and Germany were Saddam's largest trading partners


From the CIA factbook:

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/...k/geos/iz.html

Iraq:
Exports:
$13 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
Exports - commodities:
crude oil
Exports - partners:
US 60.6%, France 8.5%, Netherlands 7.4%, Italy 5.8% (2001)
Imports:
$7.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
Imports - commodities:
food, medicine, manufactures
Imports - partners:
France 19.4%, Australia 14.4%, Italy 10.7%, Germany 9.9% (2001)