Back when Saddam Hussein was ‘our guy’ we backed his use of chemical weapons against Iran. Isn’t this hypocritical in light of the way the US Government is trying to portray Hussein as a menace?
And now, the more sedate, calculating, war-mongering Republicans, people like Brent Scowcroft and Henry Kissinger are coming out against the Bush Jr. invasion of Iraq. Scowcroft and Kissinger are advising a containment policy towards Iraq rather than a war. This will avoid the messy subjects of Kurdish independence and the discovery of US weapons sold to Hussein while justifying a continued American presence in the region. These are the same reasons Bush Sr. left Hussein during the last charade. With Hussein gone they would have had to find a new justification for the American buildup in the Mideast.
This is a great article along the same lines as the other ones mentioned. It’s called, The Saddam in Rumsfeld?s Closet.
http://www.commondreams.org/views02/0802-01.htm