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Originally Posted by sabang  The US supplied the chemical weapons used on the Kurds, and even aerial surveillance photoes of the Kurdish areas. It was all part of a big arms deal with our then buddy Saddam, and the chief US government representative/ salesman was one Donald Rumsfeld. 
So these johny come lately attempts to justify invading Iraq on humanitarian grounds cut no ice with me. If we are so 'humanitarian' why then was no attempt made to help the Marsh Arabs, or the Shiites, also slaughtered by Saddam after the first Gulf War for rebellion- a rebellion encouraged by the USA? The history of this whole thing is not yet old enough to 'rewrite' unless you are dealing with utterly uninformed people. |
Are you still sure about that?
The US did land troops in northern Iraq when Saddam drove the Kurds out of their villages and into the mountains during the snows of winter. Remember?
Panda- Why did the US wait? Because in the first Gulf War the UN mandate did not allow for the coalition troops to continue on into Iraq to dispose of Saddam. Bush 41 was following the mandate.