Actually, Big Mick, I often wonder where all the right wing "outrage" over Saddam's humanitarian record was when we were protesting the US economic and military support and sale of chemical and biological weapons to Saddam in the 80's. Oh right... it was okay because we though Iran was worse then.

There was a lovely and thoughtful article (editorial) in the Boston Globe the other day on just this subject. (Non-subscriber link to a 3rd party transcription.)