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title: "Why did the U.S. support Saddam Hussein and lraq in the war against Iran in the 1980s?"  
description: "Why did the U.S. support Saddam Hussein and lraq in the war against Iran in the 1980s?"  
author: "agustina johnson"  
published: 2018-04-04  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40802/why-did-the-u-s-support-saddam-hussein-and-lraq-in-the-war-against-iran-in-the-1980s  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did the U.S. support Saddam Hussein and lraq in the war against Iran in the 1980s?

Why did the U.S. [support](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/40479/garmin-express-not-working-troubleshooting-garmin-support) Saddam Hussein and lraq in the war [against](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2526/resolution-against-anti-satellite-tests-adopted-by-un-to-reduce-space-debris) [Iran](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1998/us-treasury-explains-about-export-of-some-satellite-internet-equipment-to-iran) in the 1980s?\
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