9. It is also a chance for the right wing to trash the UN
what they don't tell you is that American corporations were part of the scandal. Hussein was skimming money off the oil for food program with full knowledge of the corporations doing business with them. Halliburton was one of those companies.
Halliburton was selling equipment to Iraq so it could pump more oil than what was agreed upon. No telling what else Halliburton was selling to Iraq. Saddam made more money smuggling oil than he did by skimming 10% off the top of the oil for food program.
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