Comment by platinumrad
13 hours ago
Was Saddam's Iraq (post Desert Storm when he no longer had the ability to wage offensive war) really that bad compared to what came after?
13 hours ago
Was Saddam's Iraq (post Desert Storm when he no longer had the ability to wage offensive war) really that bad compared to what came after?
For a large share of the population, yes, by a huge margin. For an even larger share, no, by a large margin.
Both regimes were deeply racist.
Anyway, I don't think that information entered on the US decision making in any way.
You mean immediately post Desert Storm when this happened? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Iraqi_uprisings