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>>Yes, he gassed the Iranians and the Kurds. His own people? Not so. The Kurds are "his own people" to him as much as the Indians where to Gen. Custer (or the US Government at the time).
Perhaps it would have been more accurate to say 'his own citizens' as that does not mean the same thing as his 'own people.'
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>When has the US used chemical weapons?
Come on Chris. This may be one of the best countries in the world, but no country or government is perfect. We have to own up to our own faults and mistakes and then not repeat them (hopefully). Too many have said 'that would never happen in our country' just as the Germans did in the 30's and 40's. That attitude left Hitler in power for too long.
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