str8_nnj: Reagan installed Sodomy Insane in order to "topple the current Iranian theocracy" - which came into being by the will of the Iranian people themselves in order to topple the dictatorship installed by Eisenhower (as opposed to the previous, democratically elected PM Mossadeq).
Excuse me Jonb...I'll eventually learn how to use the "quote" option
At college in Baghdad he joined the Baath party and in 1956 he took part in an abortive coup attempt.
After the overthrow of the monarchy two years later Saddam connived in a plot to kill the prime minister, Abdel-Karim Qassem. But the conspiracy was discovered, and Saddam fled the country.
Saddam came into power in 1979 by killing his rivals...
in 1956 Reagan was making 'Bedtime for Bonzo"....
