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James Traficant: “In 1991, America went to war. America went to the front lines to free Kuwait from Iraqi occupation. America spent over…”

On the recordJanuary 4, 1996
In 1991, America went to war. America went to the front lines to free Kuwait from Iraqi occupation. America spent over $75 billion. American troops died in the gulf. American troops still suffer from that war disease. After all that, ladies and gentlemen, let us talk some business. Kuwait just awarded China, that is right, China, a $391 million contract to build two oil gathering projects. Now, if that is not enough to change the oil filter, folks, Kuwait did not even consider American bids. Think about it. After good old Uncle Sam saved their assets, put our young people's lives on the lines, quoting news reports, Kuwait did not even consider American bids. Beam me up. With a foreign policy like this, it is a wonder we have any budget to balance.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing U.S. involvement in the Gulf War and Kuwait's contract with China.

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