Does that mean Iran is our friend?
They hated Saddam and even waged war with him.
2006-08-18 04:13:54 · 24 answers · asked by togurobros 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
No, actually Saddam was our friend and Iran has always been our enemy. Saddam was a great counterweight to Iran's overwhelming power. Not a nice guy, but better than the chaos thats going on now.
2006-08-18 04:19:44 · answer #1 · answered by jxt299 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The truth of the matter is that the U.S. supported Saddam during the Iraqi-Iran war. Right down to providing him with intelligence photos and information on the Iranian forces.
From Iran's point of view: The friend of my enemy is my enemy.
2006-08-18 11:24:43 · answer #2 · answered by ElOsoBravo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably, if you take a very literal translation. I think the quote is talking about friends in a more strategic sense. As long as two people (even if they don't get along), have a common enemy, it makes sense for them to ally themselves against the other person. Once the other person is out of the picture (Saddam), the former allies can go back to hating each other again.
2006-08-18 11:21:44 · answer #3 · answered by echo7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We shall see if Iran is our friend, keep an eye on August 22nd that's in 4 days, Iran's president said he would give America and the world his answer on this date. Many believe he is talking about a nuclear war with either America, Canada, UK, or Israel. If this happens, welcome to the end of the world. Their reasoning for believing it could happen on the 22nd is because thats a time Muslims will celebrate Lailat al Miraj. The festival commemorates the (alleged) ascension of the Prophet Mohammed into heaven from the al-Aksa mosque in Jerusalem. Mr. Ahmadinejad is a devotee of the Hojatieh sect of Shia Islam, which believes the return of the 12th Imam (the Mahdi), who disappeared as a child in 941 AD, is imminent, and can be hastened by increasing global chaos.
2006-08-18 11:32:18 · answer #4 · answered by [ V ] 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We supplied and supported saddam's war against iran. We went after saddam the first time because he had out-lived his usefulness to us and was politically useful to do so. Second time for even more spurious reasons. We never did it to ally with iran.
2006-08-18 11:27:20 · answer #5 · answered by Skeff 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. That's never been true. While we may assist those who are also enemies of our enemies - e.g. the USSR and Mao in WW2, Saddam in the Iraq-Iran war, the mujahdeen in Afghanistan against USSR - that does not de facto make you friends with those people.
You aid them because it serves YOUR ends, and only as long as it serves your ends.
2006-08-18 11:38:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This can also be expressed by the phrase "politics makes strange bedfellows." Meaning sometimes you have to team up with one enemy to fight the other.
Iran is not a friend. We supported Iraq in the Iran-Iraq war because it was the best option for us.
2006-08-18 11:21:52 · answer #7 · answered by ThePrez98 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iran may have hated Saddam but I'm sure they hate us more. I think most in the middle east hate the Zionists.
2006-08-18 11:26:08 · answer #8 · answered by Jasmine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other way around, it was Saddam who we always gave weapons to. We hated Iran more than Iraq.
2006-08-18 11:19:58 · answer #9 · answered by Black Sabbath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it was true when Bin Laden fought Russians and when Saddam fought Iran.
2006-08-18 12:07:59 · answer #10 · answered by P P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋