The new revelation that Saddam would have been happy to become a military ally of the U.S. against Iran proves once again that the invasion of Iraq was not about making the Middle East safer or “liberating” a suppressed population – it was about creating a strategic foothold for U.S. imperial expansion in the region, taking over lucrative resources while handing out no bid contracts to military-industrial cronies, and providing a launch pad for the destabilization campaign and future attack on Iran.
Declassified Documents Reveal Saddam Wanted Alliance With U.S.
