Our Man in Baghdad

Washington Post: U.S. Had Key Role in Iraq Buildup. "The story of America's involvement with Saddam Hussein in the years before his 1990 attack on Kuwait — which included large-scale intelligence sharing, supply of cluster bombs through a Chilean front company, and facilitating Iraq's acquisition of chemical and biological precursors — is a topical example of the underside of U.S. foreign policy."

Of course, this isn't really news, but this article is important for at least three reasons:

1. It's on the front page of the Washington Post.
2. It highlights the US role in helping Iraq acquire weapons of mass destruction.
3. It contains a nice proof that Rumsfeld is a big fat liar.

Was cooperating with Iraq in the 1980s a good idea? Maybe. Was helping Iraq acquire chemical and biological weapons a good idea? I don't see how you can possible argue it was, now or then.