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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.

 



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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


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