2007-04-16 14:24:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
We armed Saddam and he duly turned around and gased civilians and the kurds and attacked Iran!
We funded him and gave him military intelligence.
Reagan and Bush trained this despot the same way they nurtured Al Qaeda back then...
CONservatives.... always against America and always for military corporations and big oil!
2007-04-16 14:28:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The US had diplomatic relations with Iraq up until it decided to invade Kuwait. The US liked having the enemy of our enemy so close. The US would have preferred Iraq to invade Iran again, rather than a dependable oil source such as Kuwait !
2007-04-16 14:31:03 · answer #2 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was still hostile between the two nations because we believed in democracy and they believed in a dictatorship. Read the book " Saddam- the face of evil" and you will know how the countries were before the gulf war
2007-04-16 14:31:14 · answer #3 · answered by bee bee boo 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Allies in a proxy war against Iran.
2007-04-16 14:29:45 · answer #4 · answered by Timothy M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very good.
Iraq was the enemy of Iran so that pleased the USA.
The only mistake Saddam made was to invade Kuwait otherwise he could have gone on killing his own people until today.
2007-04-16 18:40:46 · answer #5 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We funded him to protect himself against Iran in the Iran-Iraq conflict. Hence why they had some US Army equipment as we were fighting their army in 2003. However this idiot took it too far and attacked every one. ..... Shadow Stalker
2007-04-16 14:34:43 · answer #6 · answered by srtfugitiverecoveryagency 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good because when iraq attacked iran the U.S.A and U.N did nothing too stop the gas attacks iraq was doing agenst iran
2007-04-16 14:32:37 · answer #7 · answered by Jesus Cesena 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
very a lot doubt China receives in touch if that occurred. US and Israel would ought to bomb Taiwan or Nepal for China to react and trust me, that's one us of a you don't need to play round with lately
2016-12-04 03:59:17 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We were allies!
2007-04-16 14:31:01 · answer #9 · answered by Studbolt Slickrock Deux 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋