Right, that doesn't mean it went well for them. The US didn't provide significant aid to Iraq until it feared the Hussein government being overrun altogether.

Right, that doesn't mean it went well for them. The US didn't provide significant aid to Iraq until it feared the Hussein government being overrun altogether. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_support_for_Iraq_during_the_Iran–Iraq_War#Support https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_support_for_Ir...