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The United States Department of State maintained a complex diplomatic and adversarial relationship with Saddam Hussein, as evidenced by their refusal to negotiate with him [1], their documentation of his human rights abuses [2], and their public characterization of his military actions and diplomatic meetings [3].
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The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ... pages.gseis.ucla.edu 3 facts
perspectiveDouglas Kellner argues that the U.S. State Department's justification for refusing to negotiate with Iraq was questionable because the Bush administration continued to refuse negotiations even after Saddam Hussein agreed to release all hostages.
accountOn August 7, 1990, State Department spokesperson Margaret Tutweiler described Iraqi troops as massing on the border and presented Joseph Wilson's meeting with Saddam Hussein negatively, reinforcing the narrative that Iraq would not leave Kuwait, would not negotiate, and was about to invade Saudi Arabia.
claimBy 1990, the U.S. State Department had compiled a report on human rights abuses in Iraq, though the report did not significantly influence U.S. policy toward Saddam Hussein and Iraq.