Re: What has America lost?

Jeffraham Prestonian wrote:
> "Don Swayser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
>
>>> Did those items become banned for export to Iraq after our
>>> government became aware of Iraq's use of chem weapons on Iran and
>>> the Kurds?
>>>
>>
>> Yes they did. It was sloppy work of the Department of Commerce but
>> it was a straight beaurocratic foul up. No one of high rank in the
>> administration approved it. The companies also share the blame, but
>> it was a routine request and was handled in a routine manner.
>
>
> Do you have dates for the bans?  If not, maybe a guesstimate?  I want
> to look into this. Thanks.
>
No, you now know about as much about it as I do. But to put things in
perspective;

Roosevelt didn't embargo pig iron, steel, scrap steel and oil to Japan 
until after they has been at war in China for four years.

England and France were sending steel and oil to Italy in spite of the 
Albanian in April 1939 invasion until shortly before May 10, 1940.

Trains bearing grain, oil and other strategic materials kept pouring 
across the German border until 12:00 A.M. on June 21, 1940.

By these standards the fuck up at Commerce was singularly unspectacular.


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