The U.S. supported Saddam Hussein

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THE U.S. HAS KILLED AT LEAST 1.1 MILLION IRAQIS SINCE 1990

1) At least 400,000 Iraqi children dead due to U.S. led sanctions in the 1990's (Seattle Post Intel )
2) At least 100,000 Iraqis killed by U.S. led forces in the first Gulf War (CNN, Rep. Henry Gonzalez (TX))
3) 600,000 Iraqis have died from violence since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 (Wall St. Journal)

1959-1963
The CIA helped put Saddam Hussein in power. (UPI, Toronto Sun, In These Times Magazine, Star Tribune, The Sorrows of Empire by Chalmers Johnson p.223)
"In the late 1960's, [the U.S.] sponsored a coup in Iraq to bring the Baath Party to power. Using lists provided by the CIA, the Baathists eliminated hundreds of leftist professionals, including doctors, lawyers, teachers, and political activists." The Empire Has No Clothes by Ivan Eland P.87.

1980
President Carter may have given Saddam a 'green light' to launch a war against Iran. (Alexander Haig talking points, Fueling the Iran-Iraq Slaughter by Larry Everest)

1980'S
The Reagan administration authorized the sale of poisonous chemicals and deadly biological viruses to Saddam. (White House Press Briefing, Washington Post, NY Times, National Security Archive)

1980's
The Reagan administration then turned it's head as Iraq "gassed" the Kurds. (NY Times, Washington Post, National Security Archive)

Donald Rumsfeld first met with Saddam in 1983, reiterating American support for Iraq. National Security Archive
In 1984 Rumsfeld made a second visit to Iraq to persuade officials that the U.S. was eager to improve ties with Saddam despite his use of chemical weapons. Click here to see video (IE reqd.)

1990
The first Bush administration gave Saddam a 'green light' to attack Kuwait. (Christian Science Monitor, NY Times)

1991
George H.W. Bush urged an uprising against Saddam that resulted in the death of thousands of Kurds and Shia after the U.S. withdrew support. (Washington Post, LA Weekly)

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"In the Spring of 1982, Iraq teetered on the brink of losing its war with Iran.... In June, 1982, President Reagan decided that the United States...would do whatever was necessary and legal to prevent Iraq from losing the war with Iran." (RealHistoryArchives.com) Teicher states that after Reagan signed a secret National Security Directive in June 1982, "The United States actively supported the Iraqi war effort by supplying the Iraqis with billions of dollars of credits, by providing U.S. military intelligence and advice to the Iraqis, and by closely monitoring third country arms sales to Iraq to make sure that Iraq had the military weaponry required." (Fueling the Iran-Iraq Slaughter by Larry Everest, Bruce W. Jentleson, p.78., Wash. Post)

In the fall of 1989, then-president Bush overrode the objections of officials in three different govt. agencies and signed a top-secret directive ordering closer ties with Baghdad and opening the way for $1 billion in new aid. (LA Times)

Saddam Hussein may try to implicate Western leaders by revealing their complicity in his alleged crimes. But former CIA Director R. James Woolsey doubted that Hussein could seriously embarrass the U.S. government, "was it inconsistent to have worked with Stalin during World War II and then to oppose him during the Cold War? So what? That's statecraft," he said. (Baltimore Sun)

U.S. and British support for Hussein regime. (Global Policy Forum)

The U.S. has supported Saddam Hussein in the actions we are now condemning him for. (In These Times)

"Shaking hands with Saddam Hussein - The U.S. tilts towards Iraq, 1980-1984" (National Security Archive)

"Regime change: From building ties to Saddam to removing him from power" (CNN)

Iraq: Declassified Documents of U.S. Support for Hussein.
(Washington Post)

"Anthrax For Export" - US companies sold Iraq the ingredients for a witch's brew. (The Progressive Magazine)

"OFFICERS SAY U.S. AIDED IRAQ IN WAR DESPITE USE OF GAS" (NY Times)

Senator Riegle's Report - "US chemical and biological warfare-related dual use exports to Iraq and their possible impact on the health consequences of the Gulf War" (May 1994)