John wrote: > The chemicals were sold to Iraq in order to fight the Iranians, not to kill > their own people and somehow I think you know that. > > http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/12/31/world/main534798.shtml > > But former U.S. ambassador to Baghdad David Newton contended in a Post > interview, "Fundamentally, the policy was justified. We were concerned that > Iraq should not lose the war with Iran, because that would have threatened > Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Our long-term hope was that Hussein's government > would become less repressive and more responsible." > > The U.S. removed Iraq from its list of states that sponsor terrorism in > 1982, and as Iran made gains on the battlefield, the Reagan administration > decided to pass intelligence to Iraq. > > The policy to do this was captured in a November 1983 National Security > Directive that is still classified, but apparently stated that U.S. policy > was to do "whatever was necessary and legal" to stop Iran from winning. > > At the same time, there were multiple reports Iraq was using chemical > weapons to repulse the Iranian advance; one State Department official told > Secretary of State George Shultz that Iraq was engaging in "almost daily use > of (chemical weapons)" against Iranian troops. > > > > John Harvey > So you mean to say that if Saddam had gassed Iranian towns and cities instead of Iraqi towns and cities it would have been ok with you. Way to go! Wonderful morals! I want to be USAF!
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