The Torturer's Lobby

After reading this chapter, the thing that struck me the most was the fact that Saddam Hussein used to be an American ally. I had to reread that sentence a couple of times before I understood what it meant. The Reagan and Bush Administration considered Hussein our ally, even though he killed 13,000 of his own people. I guess I was in the dark with the whole Kuwait situation, because before reading this chapter, I didn't know anything about it (kind of embarrassed to admit that). And then to go on and see how the American government reacted to Hussein's attempt to attack this oil infested country that was incredibly wealthy. How can the American government explain defending a country (Kuwait) that has their own people working and living as slaves, and are greedy for the money their oil brings them. How did I miss the the memo that the reason we got involved with their battle was for our own benefit? I guess this proves that PR was a success in this matter, because people like me believed that Hussein was evil and we needed to protect the poor innocent civilians of Kuwait. Now my eyes have been opened, as the truth has been revealed in this chapter.