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0 pointsyongjik6y ago0 comments

> "Supported" in the sense of "not letting being conquered completely by Iran."

Iraq started the war.

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Right, that doesn't mean it went well for them.

The US didn't provide significant aid to Iraq until it feared the Hussein government being overrun altogether.

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0 pointsyongjik6y ago0 comments

> "Supported" in the sense of "not letting being conquered completely by Iran."

Iraq started the war.

Right, that doesn't mean it went well for them.

The US didn't provide significant aid to Iraq until it feared the Hussein government being overrun altogether.

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