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At the time of the gassings there was a joint Kurdish-Iranian force fighting the Iraqi's(which were still our ally) and with the conflict in Iran vs. the U.S., the U.S. did not want to isolate another arab country. To the United States, Iraq's secular regime was an important counter-balance to Iran, where anti-American passion mixed with radical Islam had led to the overthrow of the U.S.-backed Shah, not to mention America's huge business dealings in Iraq at the time. Personnally, I think that just a sanctioning of Sadaam during that period was a weak response and that was the beginning of the end for ole Sadaam. Should the UN have applied more pressure? Certainly, but I see them as spineless anyhow.
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