Why did Rumsfeld as a special envoy, shake hands with Saddam?

Question

Whilst supplying him with arms to fight Iran..

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Answer 1

Because we just sold him lotsa weapons, including the chemical weapons he used to Gas his own people later, as well as the ones he used on Iranians and the ones US troops were exposed to in the First Gulf war.

didn't know what he'd become? We created him!

Answer 2

Because it was his job. There was no love or care for Saddam, but an even less desire for an Irani victory, which would have threatened the whole Saudi peninsula.

But perhaps you can explain to us why Clinton wined and dined the IRA and PLO, and why Hillary kissed Sufa Arafat? How does cozying up to terrorists help fight against terrorism? Was there any less terror?

Answer 3

specific it is, Rumsfeld has a great quantity of blood on his arms, inspite of each and every thing it exchange into Rummy who additionally exchange into on the board of a corporation that offered the nuclear reactors to North Korea that helped them create the gas for their Nuclear weapons. It exchange into additionally Rummy who exchange into very influential back interior the Reagan administration that have been given the deadly poison Aspartame surpassed by potential of the FDA as being extra healthy to be eaten. Rumsfeld is in charge for numerous loss of existence! i've got self belief it exchange into in part because of the fact rumsfeld exchange into in contact in advertising the sarin gas used on the Kurds that Saddam exchange into in basic terms tried (and hung) for the deaths of 148 Iraqis who tried to assinate him. If Saddam have been tried for the different great scale massacres then the full international might have publicly bourne witness to the grimy bargains that Rumsfeld and the U. S. administrations the place as much as their necks in. How approximately gazing another video clips? i hit upon those taken in early 2001 the place Condi Rice and Colin Powell declare that Saddam isn't a hazard, that Saddam had no longer re-constituted his WMD programmes or armed forces and that he exchange into effectively contained. the Bush administration later admitted (in the previous the invasion of Iraq) that it had no extra evidence than then, yet exchange into finding on the previous evidence in a 'new mild' the full invasion, occupation and next descent into civil conflict exchange into in line with a planned and willfull lie. Rumsfeld exchange into instremental in construction Saddam up, turning him right into a monster and destroying the monster that he helped create. Rumsfeld has the blood of hundreds of thousands on his arms!

Answer 4

Iran's government was unstable, and Saddam's Army, knowing this, invaded Iran. In the Iraq-Iran War, we chose Iraq as the better of two evils (perhaps unwisely) and gave them support.

Answer 5

Republicans are willing to do business with *anyone* as long as they do not threaten the business and security interests of America.

They spew high-sounding words about freedom and democracy, but all they really care about is oil and money.

Notice how two of the worst offenders of human rights in the world, China and Saudi Arabia, are the best of buddies with Bush and company.

Whenever a Republican says anything about freedom or democracy, your bs meter should instantly spike!

Answer 6

Well, because we gladly decided to help him fight Iran, who was our enemy then and still is today.

We didn't think Saddam was crazy enough to use the weapons on his own people.

Answer 7

They were friends. They had a personal relationship.They had done business over the years. This question turns out to smell like spam.

Answer 8

Ever know someone you liked and got along with? Then that friendship turned sour? Same principle. But then you already knew that.

Answer 9

If i had a dime for every time a liberal asks this question, I'd be rich. In regard to your question, that's old news, I suggest you move on with current evets.

Answer 10

Because Iran just overthrew the government that we installed their, and here was someone willing to do our dirty work. I believe at that time that we had no reason to fear Saddam, nor did we know what he would turn into.