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BigRob, pocketfullofshells, et al, I believe that pocketfullofshells was referring to the Iran-Iraq War; wherein Iraq was a surrogate US implement against Iran. (COMMENT) There are actually two lines of thought relative to the US in the Iran-Iraq history. Some believe that Iran (under the Shah) was a US surrogate against Iraq until 1979. There was actually a complaint filed against the US in the International Criminal Court (ICC). (One Source: http://deoxy.org/wc/warcrim2.htm )Some believe that Iraq was a US surrogate against Iran; while Israel was providing arms to Iran (the Iran Contra Affair - LtCol North, et al).The quasi-Third and Fourth Generational Warfare practices and policies during that period were crazy. Sometime you needed a score card to figure out who was the friend and who was the foe. Our myoptic view of the region in the 1950's - 60's and 70's, while providing short-term gains, --- where a great influence on the path that we followed through the 1980's, 90's and the first decade of the 21st Century. While the short-term gains were initially great, they lead the US into more than a decade of war and created a reputation with the indigenous populations of an untrustworthy Super Power. Most Respectfully,R
BigRob, pocketfullofshells, et al,
I believe that pocketfullofshells was referring to the Iran-Iraq War; wherein Iraq was a surrogate US implement against Iran.
(COMMENT)
There are actually two lines of thought relative to the US in the Iran-Iraq history.
The quasi-Third and Fourth Generational Warfare practices and policies during that period were crazy. Sometime you needed a score card to figure out who was the friend and who was the foe. Our myoptic view of the region in the 1950's - 60's and 70's, while providing short-term gains, --- where a great influence on the path that we followed through the 1980's, 90's and the first decade of the 21st Century. While the short-term gains were initially great, they lead the US into more than a decade of war and created a reputation with the indigenous populations of an untrustworthy Super Power.
Most Respectfully,
R