Since Reagan illegally sold weapons to Iran, are any US soldiers today victims of the Reagan era?

Question

Bush claims Iran is supporting the Iraqis against the US...

Answer 1

And then there is all the training and weapons we gave to the Taliban and Al-qaeda so that they could fight Russia. WE have created this monster...yet we just want to call them evil for being what we made them.

Answer 2

The Iran Contra deal represented the hypocripsy of the Reagan administration.

Reagan lied through his teeth for years about not negotiating with terrorists. He used the profits from the Iran contra deal to pay ransom for the hostages.

Countless people suffered due to the illegal weapons trades.

Answer 3

By the way, are you some kind of democrat shill? You have asked nearly a thousand questions and seem to have around fifty open at a time.

If I was the suspicious type I would suspect you are actually an activist propaganda group not a single person.

Answer 4

No, the evidence claims that Iran is supporting Iraq. Are you suggesting that Iran's meddling is a dead presidents fault?

Answer 5

I guess you don't know too much about the history of the middle east (like most liberals). I'll give you a short synopsis of events over the years.


1948 Iraq unsuccessfully wars with Israel (who declared their statehood)

1958 a military coup overthrows King Faisilll, and Iraq is declared a republic. The new Premier, General
Abdul Karim Kassem, suppressed communistic uprisings.

1961 the Kurds revolt, and demand autonomy. They beleive they were owed a greater government
represented role.

1963 a Coup occurs in Iraq, killing General Abdul Karim Kassem. The coup is led by by Colonel Abd al-satarn Aref, along with the Ba'ath party. It is important to note that the Ba'ath Party was founded in Syria. The Ba'ath party advocates Pan-Arablsm (under their rule), securlism, and socialism (2 out of three would be a liberals wet dream). This same year Aref rids the government of the Ba'ath party.

1968 the Ba'ath Party rules again, after a bloodless coup of Aref (brother of original).

1970 Iraqi government signs a peace agreement with the Kurds, giving them more self-governance. Many details continued to be disputed.

1979 Vice President Saddam Hussein becomes president after President's resignation. Saddam
Immediately executes his political rivals.

1980 Iraq, under Saddam Hussein rule, invades Western Iran, claiming artillery attacks from Iran, along with a dispute over the waterways in the Persian Gulf. Although Iraq was initially successful, they were soon forced to withdraw from occupied Iran by early

1982. Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini vows to continue fighting until
Saddam's regime is toppled. Saddam resorts to the use of Chemical weapons, as a defensive. Iran is successful in capturing Iraqi territories over the next few years.

1987 Iran attacks Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, sparking involvement from the United States, and several European nations.

1988 Iran is forced to accept the United Nations mandated cease-fire. Saddam uses this opportunity to use poison gas on Kurdish villages for their support of Iran during the war. Saddam rounds up Kurdish males and executes them, amounting to more than 200 thousand Kurdish deaths in 1988 alone. More than 300 thousand is the eventual death toll.

1990 Saddam invades Kuwait, claiming they are responsible for the ailing economy of Iraq and low oil prices. The U.N. imposes the first sanctions on Iraq.

1991 Persian Gulf war, between Iraq and a coalition of 32 nations begins. The U.S. led forces free Kuwait in approximately 4 days. The Kurd's and Shiite's attempt to overthrow Saddam, but they are not supported by the coalition, and are suppressed by Saddam. Iraq agrees to Coalition peace terms, including allowing
weapons inspectors full access to Iraqi facilities.

1993 U.S., Great Britain, and France, launch air strikes against Iraq, for breaking the agreement, and other provocations

1994 President Clinton authorizes bombing of Iraq, due mainly to Saddam's continued resistance of weapons inspectors.

1997 The United Nations Disarmament Commission reports it's conclusion that Iraq has continued to conceal information on biological chemical weapons, and missiles.

1998
(Jan) Saddam completely cuts off cooperation with U.N. weapons inspectors.
(Feb) The U.N. negotiates a peacefull solution. Saddam continues to impeded U.N. Inspectors
(Oct) Saddam once again completely cuts off cooperation with U.N. weapons inspectors.
(Nov) Iraq agrees to cooperate completely with U.N. weapons inspectors.

(Dec) United nations chief weapons inspector says that Saddam is not following through with his promise. United States and Great Britain launch air strikes on Iraq.

1999 Air strikes continue (for years under the Clinton Administration) in Iraq, mostly in the no fly zones.

2002 The United Nations updates the 11 year old sanctions against Iraq. The new sanctions are more restrictive of military and duel use equipment. United Weapons inspectors are allowed for the first time in 4 years into Iraq. Soon afterwards former weapons inspector, Scott Ritter, who received $400,000 for his 2000 documentary from an Iraqi businessman, is vocal about his opinion that no weapons violations occurred in Iraq.

2003
(Jan) Weapons inspectors discover and report a violation of 11 undeclared, empty chemical warheads in Iraq. The U.N. reports that Iraq has still not accepted the disarmament demanded upon them.

Answer 6

he also sold the chem's to Saddam

Answer 7

Hey Chi Guy, thanks for the trip down memory lane. I for one am proud he did what he did. Thanks for the memories.