Shold Bush Senior hang for long-standing support for Sadadm?
I read this article on newsvine and I thought I should share it with you guys.
There is an interesting timeline ofevents for you to consider in the wake of Saddam Hussein’s execution:
March 16, 1988: Saddam Hussein carries out the worst of several recent chemical attacks on his own countrymen, Kurds residing in the city of Halabja. Thousands are killed. (Source: US State Dept)
October 1989: President George Bush, in a top-secret National Security Decision says the following:
“Normal relations between the U.S. and Iraq would serve our long-term interests and promote stability in both the Gulf and the Middle East. The U.S. should propose economic and political incentives for Iraq to moderate its behavior and increase our influence with Iraq … We should pursue, and seek to facilitate, opportunities for U.S. firms to participate in the reconstruction of the Iraqi economy.” (Source: Discovery Times)
October 6, 2005: President George W. Bush, speaking at the National Endowment for Democracy says:
“Any government that chooses to be an ally of terror has also chosen to be an enemy of civilization. And the civilized world must hold those regimes to account.” (Source: The White House )
Being that Saddam’s atrocities were no secret in 1989, when then-President Bush reinforced the United States’ long-standing support for Saddam Hussein, and given his son’s dualistic approach to the War on Terror (“Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.”), should George W. Bush not prosecute his own father for his support of terrorist activities?
Or, perhaps more appropriately, should not the Iraqi government, run by Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani — who felt firsthand the sting of Saddam’s chemical weapons — prosecute former President Bush and other US officials for their support of Hussein during his reign of terror? Considering our president has established that the War on Terror will not merely focus on al-Qaeda but also its catalysts, should the Iraqi government not take a similar approach in seeking justice for the crimes committed under Hussein?
FYI:
Deal with the devil: The right hands of Donald Rumsfeld and Saddam Hussein, seen here clasped. The year was 1983. The American government supported Hussein’s savage rule and barbaric tactics in the 1980s. Their support stopped when Saddam invaded Kuwait in 1990.
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