U.S. response to Iraq's CW use against Iran in 1983; Russia's on Syria in 2013
Left: Iranian military KIAs from Iraqi chemical weapons attack in 1988. Right: Syrian chemical weapons casualties in 2013.
Below: CIA document acknowledging Iraq's use of chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq war. At the United Nations, the United States effectively shielded its ally Iraq, diplomatically, for its use of chemical weapons during the course of the war. The U.S. also accused Iran of using chemical weapons during the conflict; it's widely understood that Iran did not reciprocate with chemical weapons of its own. For additional reading on the subject click HERE.
Below: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said last Wednesday's alleged chemical attack in Syria, which U.N. chemical weapons experts began investigating on Monday, was probably the work of rebels who wanted to derail plans by Washington and Moscow to hold talks on Syria's future.
21 comments:
What a difference thirty years makes. Or not.
The West's hypocrisy and duplicity are always a source of wonderment to me.
As Washington ponders over whether to hammer Damascus over unidentified use of toxic agents in Syria, declassified CIA documents reveal that 25 years ago the US actually indulged ruthless Saddam Hussein to use chemical warfare gases in war with Iran.
The recently declassified documents at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland, suggest that the US was closely following the use of chemical weapons by the Saddam Hussein’s regime both against the enemy in the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) and against Iraq’s Kurdish population, reports Foreign Policy magazine.
Despite the fact that the US establishment regarded Saddam Hussein as ‘anathema’ and his officials as ‘thugs’, the policies of President Ronald Reagan’s administration through 1980s was to ensure that Iraq would win the war with Iran, the FP stated.
Where are you posting from and in what language are you posting with? If you don't like the "West" then why don't you go and move back to Iran?
Exactly -- in Iran during the war they tied young boys together and sent them running to clear mine fields. Iran is a disgusting country, with a revolting culture, that you have all ESCAPED from, and your biggest fear would be life under your own people.
Stop lying to yourself.
And how was Iraq supposed to save itself from being destroyed by Iranian aggression? Was Iraq not justified in exercising any option available to them for the protection of their own country? Iran attacked Iraq for 6 straight years. Iraq was forced to use any available measure to stop the Iranians. Iraq started using Chemical weapons in 1984 inside its own borders against Iranians that were occupying Iraqi territory, long after they had withdrawn troops from Iran. There was no way that anybody would allow the Mullahs to win - it would spell catastrophy for the region and have far reaching consequences for the whole World. Was it worth to use Chemicals against enemy troops in order to prevent the fall of cities such as Basrah, Amarah, Qurna and in liberating Faw, Majnoon Island, Haur Al Hawizeh marsh etc - absolutely.
Talking of disgusting states with a revolting culture, the zionist entity's use of chemical weapons makes for interesting reading. A state so disgusting that it hires shills to spread its hasbara (propaganda) against its enemies.
This is what called cowerdiness and makes difference between human and beast. Saddam inspired my recieving green signal from his then master Reagan & co,(i.e Rumsfeld etc.) used chemical weapons but Iran under revolutionary new leadership did not used chemical weapons inspite of having the capability to produce these weapons.
The above passage is enough to establish wright or wrong to any sane person.
20 years from the war ended Saddam got what he deserved a humiliating death his bloodthirsty pair of son was dead too.
That's a old logic similar to one used by usa to justify dropping two consequtive nuclear bomb in two populated city in defeated imperial Japan and in the process killing hundreds of thausends of civilians instantly.
As radioactivity affects generations of; We may never know the total number of people that have & will suffer short & long term consuquences because of the bmbs.
Syrian women and children aren't Iranian soldiers.
But it wasn't only Iranian soldiers that were affected, Saddam used chemical weapons on the Iranian cities of Mehran and Sumar killing 3000 civilians.
But don't take my word for it look up this US congressional source on Google Books:
Congressional Record, V. 149, PT. 14, July 17, 2003 to July 25, 2003
So what you are saying is Iran is going to end its support to Syria for gassing children? Or are you saying that Iran is justifying continuing to provide WEAPONS to Syria to support gassing children because the US gave Saddam intelligence and agriculture credits.
Great argument!
So what you are saying is America is going to end its support to wahabi terrorists for gassing children? Or are you saying that America is justifying continuing to provide WEAPONS to al qaeda to support gassing children because it suits their agenda?
Great argument!
BasrawiAugust 27, 2013 at 10:10 AM
What have you been smoking?,saddam was the aggressor and iran was determined to make sure that he could never attack them again,thats what you do in a war if someone attacks you you dont stop at their border you finish them off,the idea that iran was the aggressor because it went on the offensive after the iraqis had been driven out of iranian territory is absurd,thats like saying that the allies were the aggressors when they invaded germany to finish hitler,you`re obviously an apologist for saddam and his crimes,how did it feel to see saddam destroyed and by his former western allies?
AnonymousAugust 27, 2013 at 9:43 AM
And if you love the west so much why dont you move there
AnonymousAugust 27, 2013 at 7:24 PM
Are you really that retarded that you cant see the double standards and hypocrisy of the west who supplied the components for chemical weapons to saddam and then turned a blind eye and said nothing when he used them on soldiers and civilians alike,but now that they might have been used in syria the west is condemning and blaming the syrian government for this dreadful crime against humanity,but obviously an apologist for saddam like yourself wouldnt see any problem with this of gross hypocrisy
Thw wests hypocrisy and double standards have been a endless source of disgust to me
thank you for the information, Anon 6:28.
I appreciate the correction.
anti -US -SLOGANS!
When the enlightened people of Iran shout 'death to the great Satan',SIT DOWN UNDER A SHADE AND PONDER WHY?!!
The chemicals killed over 50,000 people majority were civilians and then Saddam also went on to gas Kurdish villages in Iraq.
Town of Halabja struck by the Iraqi Air Force using chemically tipped munitions after Iranians moved in to occupy the area. Iranian troops present both inside the town and on the outskirts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5mth8hUbLs
no need to ponder. it's sufficient to observe the boorish backwardness and malicious ignorance and contemplate how the vile iranian theocratic regime brings degradation to the nation.
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