POL SCI 125A Study Guide - Final Guide: United States Senate Committee On Armed Services, Sam Nunn, Cuban Missile Crisis
16 Mar 2013
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Chapter 1: bush s frankenstein (bush sr) (failed policy towards iraq: appeasement w/ govt, banks and private sector) Us and israel aware that iraq is pursuing a program of nuclear development. Israel strikes part of an iraqi reactor: saddam (atomic energy commission) and all nuclear activity a secret, tested a dirty bomb to use against iranian troops and minimal effects. Trying to buy components from suppliers and us rejects permits. Using euromac (originally vacuum company but dealt with illegal arms: us set up a sting to see who and where everything is dealt. Buying a lot of uranium w/o the facilities. Bush wants vigilance against nuke proliferation by getting close with iraq: oil reserves, embrace saddam with a cocoon of moderation, loans to iraq. Correlation: oil imports and sale of dual-use equipment: bnl raid and billion in unreported loans to iraq. Chapter 2: cutting saddam s sinews (leave saddam in authority, shrink military, wall off sections, eliminate wmd)
