Saddam killed by hanging

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by waterboy

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

If Saddam was so bad, why did the U.S. prop him up early during his dictatorship?

If you're going to get mad at somebody about this, get mad at Reagan.

Check out who's shaking hands with Saddam. It's Donald Rumsfeld.

Now, where is Waterboy to tell me I'm re-writing history again by citing facts?

You just can't get over that I outed your propensity for revision and stretching facts to the extreme![] Some believe that Reagan was already dealing with ME players during those few months before he took office. Why would you not consider that as relevant as a lame duck president having possible contact?

Simply for the fact that the election was in November and I believe the Iran/Iraq war started somewhere in Sept. of 1980, which would have been shortly after Reagan's GOP nomination.  One can only guess there would have been a run-up and planning even before Reagan was even nominated.

[swake]

It's like a crazy sandwich, Altrisum on the left and Truth on the right......

[tim huntzinger]

quote:Originally posted by altruismsuffers
This is exactly how Usama got his start.  The CIA was funding the "freedom Fighters", as dubbed by Reagan, by funneling money through Pakistans ISI.  

That is exactly wrong.  The ISI had their own operation which financed Islamist movements; what would later become al-qaida was financed by Arab sheiks.  The CIA's chief ally was the Northern Alliance under Masood (whome Osama killed on 9/10/01, btw).

The chief blowback was the CIA's attempt to recover thousands of Stinger missiles.

[perspicuity85]

If you haven't heard of it, look into reading Bob Woodward's State of Denial.  It's Woodward's third book about the Bush Jr. administration, and really exposes the arrogant decision making process of Cheney and Rumsfeld.

[aoxamaxoa]

This Dylan prose comes to mind:
They're selling postcards of the hanging
     
They're painting the passports brown

The beauty parlor is filled with sailors

The circus is in town
   
Here comes the blind commissioner
 
They've got him in a trance
       
One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker
   
The other is in his pants
       
And the riot squad they're restless
   
They need somewhere to go
 
As Lady and I look out tonight
 
From Desolation Row