I hear this one a lot paramiteabe. Yes, Hussein DID kill numerous people and gas his own people, but this was while they had U.S. Habaljah. S.H. committed his most atrocious war crimes with weapons we supplied him with while he was still favor with us. There is also doubt as to whether S.H. actually used gas against the Kurds. Go to this link:
http://www.informationclearinghouse....rticle5257.htm for the full story.