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:	post by Man_of_the_Century at 2006-06-09 14:28:22

ShadowSD said:

It was publicly known from the early 80's that he was killing his own people. That's how he rose to power initially, and it was no secret. Yet we didn't cut ties until he invaded Kuwait in 1990.

Very true. But we barely had any ties at the time (Most of his help came from the USSR). The only reason we helped him during the Iran-Iraq war was to help out the lesser of two evils.

ShadowSD said:

US history is full of instances of supporting countries when we know about their human rights violations. From Stalin's USSR during WWII to the recent episode with Cheney prasing Azerbaijan and Kahzekstan, this fact is not in dispute. I think you were getting more mileage from the "people make mistakes" argument than from this one.

WWII is a bad example. With a world war, you grab whatever "friendly" relations you can. Notice that it didn't last after the war? Although I know he went to Azerbaijan and Kahzekstan, I don't recall what went on. Can you give me the run down?

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