TIL that in 1988 Reagan prevented the Senate from putting sanctions on Iraq for its violation of the Geneva Protocol on Chemical Weapons. The US also voted against a UN Security Council statement condemning Iraq’s use of chemical weapons

http://chipgagnon.com/us-iraq-history/



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 07:25PM by laserwolfII http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zl20a/til_that_in_1988_reagan_prevented_the_senate_from/