Or did we weaken it because of our presence in an adjoining country? I'm not trying to make a political statement, I just wonder what you think about it.
2006-08-04 17:32:48 · 10 answers · asked by ♪ ♫ ☮ NYbron ☮ ♪ ♫ 6 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Iran is much stronger now than it was before we invaded Iraq. Bush named Iran as part of the "axis of evil" but he has only managed to show that we can't do anything about Iranian belligerence because all of our resources are tied up in Iraq. The emerging civil war in Iraq also benefits Iran because they can turn Iraq into a client state. Some speculate that it was Iran who told Hezbollah to provoke Israel. This turns the world's attention away from Iran's nuclear ambitions at an opportune time.
Furthermore, China has been quietly cutting energy and trade deals with countries that we have alienated by invading Iraq.
2006-08-04 17:51:42 · answer #1 · answered by JB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really doubt we made a lot of difference.
And I continue to not comprehend how people get the dumb idea we sold arms to them in the Reagan era. They were terrified of Reagan. The CIA smuggled some arms into Afghanistan to help fight the Soviets, but that's not Iran. Carter probably sold the Iranians a bunch of stuff. We were trying to train them to maintain F-14s, but there was so much corruption going on, most of the lazy slobs who got the jobs by being related to someone wouldn't learn. The Shah was actually trying to clear some of it up, but he was fighting years of entrenched 'tradition'. So a much bigger 'traditionalist' came along and threw him out. And tossed out the baby with the bathwater. So we had the hostage crisis. And that was the beginning of a whole new sort of tradition, which we are still having to deal with.
So, trying to improve Iraq is a noble cause, but we are fighting centuries of tradition, a lot of it bad. Whether we stand a serious chance, I really don't know. But it had become such a mess that we couldn't afford to just ignore it anymore.
2006-08-05 00:49:34 · answer #2 · answered by Raffy_AdAstra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it had an effect one way or another. I think we missed an opportunity, because Iran called Bush to make peace when Baghdad fell, but he wouldn't speak to them. So obviously, they're nervous about the American military. On the other hand, watching the Americans split down the middle and start bashing each other down party lines probably gave them the idea that maybe they could start being more brash. Iran has never been our friend though. They've always despised the Jews. Nothing's changed there.
2006-08-05 00:44:11 · answer #3 · answered by MEL T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think that we did. Iraq was an implacable enemy of Iran until we went in, now they are friends and Iran doesn't have to worry about any 'threat' from Iraq.
2006-08-05 05:05:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't blame going into Iraq. I think US mideast policy in general is inflaming fundamentalists and Iran is merely one of the countries capitalizing on this.
2006-08-05 00:39:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No i belive we weakened it by going in. We hurt so many lives by doing that and all the other countrys hate us now. We didnt go in to help pepole we went in to get oil. And I think life is more important than oil.
2006-08-05 00:39:23 · answer #6 · answered by Eli W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on who you ask, but we sure gave Iraq a nice little civil war
2006-08-05 03:23:05 · answer #7 · answered by acid tongue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, we made them stronger by selling them arms during the Regan administration
2006-08-05 00:37:21 · answer #8 · answered by fa2a38 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have an exit strategy and now you are in a mire !
2006-08-05 00:38:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no Idea pal
2006-08-05 00:37:21 · answer #10 · answered by imran n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋