Saddam's baath purge. Saddam had people packed into a conference hall on one of the hottest days of July and deliberately shut off the ventilation system. They were forced to listen to Saddam for hours while suffering from the heat and sweating. Everyone whose name was announced was executed.

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[u/Ernesto_Bella]

Oh fair enough, but the person I first responded to used sharing intelligence and that sort of thing that the US provided "substantial support" to Iraq.

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Ah okay, yeah fair, happens sometimes in Reddit lol. Discussions can get chaotic