http://www.fringeblog.com/2004/01/us-armed-hussein/ The fringe is where the real resides, where substance and style are made one. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:08:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.fringeblog.com/2004/01/us-armed-hussein/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Jeremiah Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:21:34 +0000 http://www.fringeblog.com/2004/01/us-armed-hussein/#comment-322 Go up one level in the domain to get the source of the chart. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute maintains data about weapons/arms sales/transfers across the globe. Economic data during this time is also available on the website (dollar amounts, dollar values, etc. Even accounting for the decade's difference in values and the US' uninvolvment from '73-'79 (which would skew the data against the "US armed Hussein" argument), it's still telling data. Go up one level in the domain to get the source of the chart. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute maintains data about weapons/arms sales/transfers across the globe. Economic data during this time is also available on the website (dollar amounts, dollar values, etc. Even accounting for the decade’s difference in values and the US’ uninvolvment from ’73-’79 (which would skew the data against the “US armed Hussein” argument), it’s still telling data.

]]> http://www.fringeblog.com/2004/01/us-armed-hussein/comment-page-1/#comment-321 stageleft Mon, 12 Jan 2004 21:06:19 +0000 http://www.fringeblog.com/2004/01/us-armed-hussein/#comment-321 Any idea what percentage of the dollar value between 1973 & 1983 is that needs to be removed from the table to make it more accurate towards your statement? Numbers are wonderful things but if you are going to compare dollar values like this they need to be an accurate reflection of the picture - there's a ten year period in there where the U.S. was uninvolved. A source for the chart would be handy as well. Any idea what percentage of the dollar value between 1973 & 1983 is that needs to be removed from the table to make it more accurate towards your statement?
Numbers are wonderful things but if you are going to compare dollar values like this they need to be an accurate reflection of the picture – there’s a ten year period in there where the U.S. was uninvolved. A source for the chart would be handy as well.

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