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Lawfare Daily: Steve Coll on Saddam Hussein and the Limits of American Power in the Middle East

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Intelligence Ties and Betrayals: The CIA's Role in the Iran-Iraq War

This chapter explores the intricate and contradictory relationship between the CIA and Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq War, focusing on U.S. intelligence support to Iraq under the Reagan administration. It analyzes how this cooperation fostered Saddam's deep-seated paranoia and lasting distrust of American intentions.

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