Reply #28: Let's not forget that the US had its dirty hands in Saddam's

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

Slaughtering.

When he gassed the people of Halabja, we provided the helicopters that sprayed the gas. Then when the UN wanted to condemn Saddam, the US voted against it. One of the most vocal ones who didn't want to censure him was Colin Powell. The same Powell who last year placed a wreath at Halabja condemning Saddam.....

Here's an excellent Democracy Now show on it.

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/29/155243&mode=thread&tid=22

Halabja: How Bush Sr. Continued to Support Saddam After the 1988 Gassing of Thousands And Bush Jr. Used it As a Pretext For War 15 Years Later After the Halabja gassing President Bush I and Sen. Bob Dole fought sanctions...
Monday, September 29th, 2003