[punster]

"Moore asserts that Iraq under Saddam had never attacked or killed or even threatened (his words) any American. I never quite know whether Moore is as ignorant as he looks, or even if that would be humanly possible."

I have some news for that lying scumbag, Michael Moore. I believe that a US Navy ship was attacked by an Iraqi plane (Saddam Hussein was in charge) during the 1980's.

[weegee]

"Moore asserts that Iraq under Saddam had never attacked or killed or even threatened (his words) any American."

I could swear that Saddam Hussein issued a declaration of war against the United States of America in the late 1990s.

Maybe someone with a good newspaper archive could search for such an article. All I find when I google are blog exchanges pro and con on this detail, no specifics.

[happygrl]

I believe that a US Navy ship was attacked by an Iraqi plane (Saddam Hussein was in charge) during the 1980's.

That would be the Stark.

It was hit while patrolling the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq Qar, in an effort to keep open the shipping lanes. We provided some assistance to Saddam during that war, and that was the thanks we got, although he termed it an "accident."

Right...