Probably congratulating Saddam on his hatred of the Iranians. No one ever said the military-industrial complex was smart...maybe that's why Eisenhower had such a problem with it.

You know what they say, a picture's worth a thousand words :o)

I guess gassing Kurds was OK with Don Rumsfeld back in 1983.

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

With the BFEE, it is important to always look more closely at their current friends than current enemies. The former has a way of turning into the latter when convenient and beneficial for BFEE. Jeb! will need his share when he inherits the WH from GWB.

What I find interesting is that Rummy seems a lot happier than Saddam.

The situation is easy to analyze. Just like FDR said about Nicaraguan dictator Somoza (or another Democratic president - LBJ - said about Marcos): "He's an SOB, but he's OUR SOB." Back then, after the Iranian hostage situation - Hussein was thought to be OUR SOB. But now Hussein has the capability to kill many Americans... so (in the complex arena of world politics) his time is almost up.

Did Rumsfeld say that at the time? Is he saying that now?

Big Don is happy with the job his little buddy is doing.

I've been wondering -- who is that man in the center background? Sen. Jeff Sessions?

Donald Rumsfeld was a private citizen when he traveled to Iraq. Specifically from 1977 to 1985 he served as Chief Executive Officer, President, and then Chairman of G.D. Searle & Co., a worldwide pharmaceutical company. From 1985 to 1990 he was in private business.
I would assume like many CEO's of large companies he was attempting to open negotiations with the leader of a country that had legal trading agreements with the United States. Sorry, no smoking gun.

Rumsfeld was in fact acting in an official capacity at that time (don't remember the exact title).

Rumsfeld was indeed acting officially. It can be verified here:
http://www.commondreams.org/views02/0802-01.htm

Well, nothing should be a surprise. That has been what a republican administration would do. Who befriended Indonesia's Suhato, Philipine's Marcos? and Who sent Rumsfeld over to Bagdad? Ronald Reagan

Donald Ramsfield is the most epocrit person in USA and maybe world wild. till now they count him 49 documented lies on tv with proof on it.he come befor Bush. third biger lier is Shiney because he dont talk to much

Donald Ramsfield is the most epocrit person in USA and maybe world wild. till now they count him 49 documented lies on tv with proof on it.he come befor Bush. third biger lier is Shiney because he dont talk to much

rumsfeld was indeed acting officially- for the u.s. government. he may well have been acting officially for his other employer at the time- pharmaceutical maker g.d. searle, founded by a former u.s. army chemical expert. hmmmmm.

20 years a long time - Rumsfeld will deny everything, Iraq was needed to fight Iran. When both countries started selling oil for every expensive and dangerous weapon they could have they did consequently the price of oil fell to the level which the Americans wanted, so the war ended. Saddam was given a free hand to do as he pleased - in 1990 the US allowed him to capture Kuwait which was a trap. America wanted all the weapons it sold him back. First they stole the weapons then conquered Iraq.

when you help overthrow a democraticaly elected government in iran, install a nasty little despot
(the shah), then help coordinate the most zealous religious fighters, you may have to turn to a
thug like hussien to stifle a little blow back.
the u.s. has helped him play with the lives of innocents ever since he was a hitman for the ba'ath party 40 some odd years ago.

Guess again, Kevin. The Kurds were gassed in l988. 5 years after the photo. If you read recently declassified State Department documents re the above meeting, nothing at the time outrageous, just trying to establish dialogue with Iraq. Guess again Libs, the real facts and full picture don't demonstrate the type of tawdry hypocrisy you would like all to think it was.

I really think that Hussein was one of America's dogs and the U.S. really gave W.M.D.'s to Hussein, but when the dog began barking at his master America shut his mouth and took back W.M.D.'s. And I also think that both Bush and Rumsfeld and many others in this administration are puppits of jewish billionaire sionists.