Which of the Following Best Explains Ba‛thist Foreign Policy in Iraq

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains Ba‛thist foreign policy in Iraq regarding the Soviet Union?

• A) Ba‛thist Iraq aligned closely with the Soviet Union, on which it depended for arms purchases and technical expertise
• B) Ba‛thist Iraq sought efficient technical and marketing assistance wherever it could find them, including Japan and the West
• C) With rising oil revenues in the 1970s, Iraq implemented a pragmatic approach to economic development in which it did not remain tied solely to the Soviet Union
• D) All of these statements accurately characterize Ba‛thist foreign policy towards the Soviet Union

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