Question

Alcolac International was sued for supplying this country, which received spare parts in the “Bear Spares” program. This country benefited from US intel on its neighbor from Operation Eager Glacier and CIA-facilitated sales of howitzers supplied by Sarkis Soghanalian. A rogue fighter jet from this country fired Exocet missiles at the USS Stark. (10[1]-5[1])Comments about “border disagreements” from ambassador (-5[1])April Glaspie may have been interpreted (10[1])by this country’s leader as a “green light” to invade a neighbor. (10[3]-5[1])Despite receiving US backing (10[1])throughout the so-called “Tanker War,” (10[2])this country (10[1]-5[1])failed to hold on to Khuzestan, (10[1])which (10[1])contains most of its eastern neighbor’s (-5[1])oil fields. (10[2])For 10 points, what country used mustard gas from (10[1])US firms against its Kurdish population (10[2])and fought its neighbor Iran in the 1980s? (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Iraq [or Republic of Iraq; or Jumhūriīyet al-‘Irāq; or Komarî Êraq]
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Summary

2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%52.00
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew ZengStanford BStanford A5210
Graham Troy (DII)UNC B (UG)Maryland A (Grad)52-5
Dwight SolanoTexas A&M BRice A58-5
Taiga ClarkeImperial BCambridge A6410
Andrea YuUW AClaremont A7610
Enoch YuenImperial AOxford A7610
Freddy PottsSheffieldKiel7610
Jason HongBrown ADartmouth A76-5
Roan DowlingIowa AMichigan State A8010
Deepak MuthyalaTexas A&M ASorbonne8510
Dillon PatelWarwickEdinburgh8510
Chinmay MurthyTexas AUBC A8710
Elliot CosnettOxford BOxford C87-5
Amogh KulkarniGeodesicMTSU9310
Alessandro BogoKCLBristol9410
Kai MadgwickDurham ACambridge B100-5
Caleb Hines (DII)Liberty B (DII)Maryland C (DII)10210
Rose ConwayCambridge CDurham B10210
Caleb Kendrick (Grad)Maryland A (Grad)UNC B (UG)11110
Harrison SugarmanBrandeis BBoston University11710
Harrison SugarmanBrandeis BBoston University11710
Elijah ScheinsonOxford COxford B12510
Cameron WilliamsAppalachian StateIowa B12610
Rahul KumarRice ATexas A&M B12610
Brendan BethlehemCambridge BDurham A12610
William DouganDartmouth ABrown A12610