re: #493 Olsonist

Iran has invaded how many countries? That’s right Iraq invaded Iran, and we backed Saddam in that one.

Iran was holding American hostages at the time of the war’s outbreak. IIRC, our “backing” of Saddam commenced two years later, when Iran was in danger of prevailing, and spreading the Islamic revolution westwards. Pure realpolitik, nothing more—although liberals ever afterwards insisted it was because eeeeeevilllll Cheney and Rumsfeld couldn’t help but bunny-hug their fellow monster, Saddam.

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