Re: Sources galore about arms deals and Iraqi support
"Its not that we passively allowed arms sales, we helped them happen and were delivering a lot of aid to Iraq in terms of money and technical expertise."
Sure, and car dealers are giving out money.
And private firms can not sell arms without using govt channels, so there is no doubt that the govt would need to facilitate any transaction. The fact the govt is passively or actively involved is a political decision not a legal one. If for instance congress approves loan guarantees or exec branch issues exec directives is a power these institutions have. To say Reagan supported the Iraq regime is correct. The reasons why Reagan did this, I've already explained- and which is obvious to anyone who has any understanding of these matters.