ofcource they give them guns !!
did anyone all that time thought otherwise ? !!
and not only iraq , but hizpollaz as well. and they finance hamas.
its one of those things that the US hawks didnt think about. so long iraq was standing , it always posed a thread for iran. by destroying iraq, they created a country with regional hegemonic ambitions. and a country who has reasons to fear of its security.
well... they should have predicted that as well.... but apparently they didnot.... another sign of inability