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Originally Posted by phystech

And he should have had no reason to believe they would given Iraq had NEVER used WMD's before, right?

http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iran/cw.htm

Who did they use them on?..The U.S.?
What threat were they to the us, they couldn't hit Isreal with their scud missles and they were only a few miles away...

And we can't seem to make up our minds on the enemy.

United States support for Iraq during the Iran–Iraq war.

Support from the U.S. for Iraq was not a secret and was frequently discussed in open session of the Senate and House of Representatives. On June 9, 1992, Ted Koppel reported on ABC's Nightline, "It is becoming increasingly clear that George Bush, operating largely behind the scenes throughout the 1980s, initiated and supported much of the financing, intelligence, and military help that built Saddam's Iraq into the power it became",[4] and "Reagan/Bush administrations permitted—and frequently encouraged—the flow of money, agricultural credits, dual-use technology, chemicals, and weapons to Iraq."[5]

Saddam Hussein donated large sums to various institutions in his campaign to curry favour with the United States. He was made an honorary citizen of Detroit in 1980.

And remember this..

Iran–Contra affair...we sold arms to IRAN, now they are our worst enemy..

Can't seem to make up our mind on whose the enemy..