< So, you're saying that Bush 1 is responsible for the rape, torture, and mass murders carried out by sadam insane and his henchmen? >
Sorry, I meant Reagan. And I didn't say that right wingers were responsible for his actions, but nothing was said about it at the time, and we would not support a UN resolution to condemn the actions. In fact the Reaganites lobbied the UN to go easy on Saddam.
You remember Rumsfeld meeting his old pal Saddam, don't you? gwu.edu
"Initially, Iraq advanced far into Iranian territory, but was driven back within months. By mid-1982, Iraq was on the defensive against Iranian human-wave attacks. The U.S., having decided that an Iranian victory would not serve its interests, began supporting Iraq: measures already underway to upgrade U.S.-Iraq relations were accelerated, high-level officials exchanged visits, and in February 1982 the State Department removed Iraq from its list of states supporting international terrorism."
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