It led to them cheering Saddam Hussein to attack Revolutionary Iran. And gave him all the weapons needed to win, including mustard and nerve gas used on 10 year-ancient Iranian soldiers. These soldiers, though brain washed to believing they would enter heaven, had all voluntereed and were not forced to go to war in anyway. Hostage Crisis additional more got Reagen elected after he payed the hostage takers to not let the Americans out until he was in office.