But, hey, man...Saddam Hussein was an American ally when he was killing Iranians. Remember? He was "our boy in Baghdad".

Sort of like Noriega. He was an American ally for many years too.

Oh, and Osama Bin Laden used to work in harmony with the CIA to kill Russians in Afghanistan.

I see a common thread running through all of this.


You are quite right that a war suits the arms industry far better than an assassination of one man does.