The U.S. was officially neutral but in a bid to contain Iran started backing Iraq and it's leader Saddam Hussein.

美国正式保持中立，但为了遏制伊朗，美国开始支持伊拉克及其领导人萨达姆·侯赛因。

The second time a red " X" was used was in 2003, when the magazine crossed out Saddam Hussein at the beginning of the Iraq war.

第二次使用红色“X” 是在 2003 年， 当时该杂志在伊拉克战争开始时划掉了萨达姆侯赛因。