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Originally posted by Rudey
The moral issue was one evil against another actually. Khomeini was considered much more of a "mad man" with much more potential than Saddam. That is why so many countries in the world went against him - including much of the middle east and Arab countries.
Rumsfeld met with Saddam to give US "aid". Most (key word) of that aid came in detailed strategic analysis of Iranian defenses and positions, pretty much giving the Iraqi army a superior advantage. How much after that did Rumsfeld and the US keep supporting, meeting with, or giving aid to Saddam do you know?
-Rudey
--And do you know how much longer than the US the French were still arming this madman with WMD's? I do.
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US aid and support continued to Iraq right up till 1989, increasing every year till the invasion of Kuwait. That aid also consisted of 200 military helicopters that were believed to be used in the dropping of mustard gas which killed thousands of Kurds. It also came in the supply of Anthrax and Botulism. (as was discovered in US Senate hearings in 1994) As for trhe french what do you expect from a bunch of Surrender Monkeys?