In The Iraq War Reader, Murray Waas wrote: “In October 1983, [U.S. chargé d’affaires in Baghdad William] Eagleton cabled his superiors, recommending: ‘We can selectively lift restrictions on third party transfers of U.S. licensed military equipment to Iraq.’ “ [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]
– Eds. Micah L. Sifry and Christopher Cerf, The Iraq War Reader, Page 31