Did USA support Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War?

American support for Ba'athist Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War, in which it fought against post-revolutionary Iran, included several billion dollars' worth of economic aid, the sale of dual-use technology, non-U.S. origin weaponry, military intelligence, and special operations training. read more

Basically, US and Iraqi interests sort of converged during the Iran-Iraq War, but they were entirely different during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. read more

The interventions also raise questions about the White House's often-stated insistence in the early 1980's that it was remaining neutral in the Iran-Iraq war, since the United States was arming both sides in its desire to see neither side dominate the vital oil region. read more