Episode 28 - Iran Iraq War Part 6: The Wild and Wacky World of Iraqi Weapons

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Lions Led By Donkeys

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🗓️ 3 December 2018

⏱️ 97 minutes

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We aren't done quite yet! Joe is joined by Travis Haycraft as Travis takes us on the wild, insane, and criminal world of Iraq's weapons procurement program during the war and it's effects. Support the show and get access to our bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Follow the show on twitter @lions_by Follow Joe @jkass99 Follow Travis @Haycraft_Travis

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1:01.3	evening from Baghdad one of the world's oldest cities has become one of the world's newest power centers.
1:08.0	As soon as major hostilities broke out between the two oil producers Iraq and Iran, we came here to Baghdad to watch OPEC
1:16.2	at war.
1:17.4	To look in particular at a regime seeking supremacy in the Gulf and at its remarkable president, Saddam Hussein, one of the least
1:25.8	known but most effective rulers in the Middle East. As the conflict between his
1:30.4	country and Iran got underway earlier this year it was Saddam Hussein who
1:35.3	declared whoever climbs over our fence we shall climb over his roof.
1:40.9	Hello thank you. over his roof. Hello and welcome to another episode of Lions led by Donkeys.
1:48.7	I'm Joe and with me today is Travis Haycraft.
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