Quote Originally Posted by Arioch
So freedom is messy? And we had no choice? We had a choice to support Saddam or not back in the 80's; we had a choice whether we were going to take him out during Desert Storm, and all through the 90's. We've had a lot of choices along the way, and I think our government has made a lot of poor choices. I'm glad Saddam's out, but I'm sad that things are so "messy" right now. You know what would be really pre-emptive? To quit supporting rightwing dictators before they get out of hand.
Agreed, politics again! Saddam didn't only have our support but also the support of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan. They were ALL afraid of the new Iranian regimes thoughts of marching across the middle east until they finally reached their directive of pushing Israel out to the sea. Thats where alot of the "disputed debt" comes from with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. What they were giving as "military aid" at the time to Iraq they are NOW calling loans.
Most of the middle east giving Saddam money to buy our weapons to kill hostile Iranians. What a wonderful world!