In Chirac's case, Chirac's relations with Iraqi Saddam Hussein started almost three decades before Iraq war. ... That NPR, CBS, and other outlets ignore Chirac's with Saddam Hussein and omit mention of Chirac's efforts to enrich French companies against the backdrop of..…

As the West’s diplomatic confrontation with Saddam Hussein intensified in 2002, many observers and U.S. officials thought France, a prickly but generally dependable U.S. ally, would ultimately support a war or refrain from interference. . ..…

Bush in 1990, when Iraqi president Saddam Hussein invaded neighboring Kuwait. ..…

Arguing with all the assurance that they showed when fingering Saddam Hussein as the source of all evil, they would have us believe that, once spanked, Iran will behave, with the “America era in the Middle East” magically restored. . ..…

The cold war was over, and Saddam Hussein’s Iraq was destroyed. . Both of these changes were seen by the Israelis as positive, but both had unintended consequences. ..…

He boasted of an array of international acquaintances, describing Saddam Hussein and the Chinese leader, Deng Xiaoping, as his friends. ..…

In this file photo taken on January 25, 1976 French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac (L) listens to national anthems with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein upon his arrival in Bagdad. - Former French President Jacques Chirac has died at the age of 86, it was announced on September 26, 2019. . .....…

(AP/Michel Euler) FILE – In this Dec.30, 2006 file photo, then French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac, left, and Saddam Hussein of Iraq talk prior to a state dinner in Baghdad. ..…

Fearing the Islamic Revolution would spread to Iraq and topple his dictatorship, then Iraqi President Saddam Hussein led an invasion of Iran in 1980. ..…

Bush attempted to build a “coalition of the willing” against Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq. . ..…