Iraq invaded Iran. Why some say Iran invaded Iraq instaed?

Question

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddam#The_Iran-Iraq_War_.281980.E2.80.931988.29

According to wickipedia Iraq attacked Iran

Do you think wickipedia lies? If so I do not know whom I can believe at all. Maybe you?

Answer 1

The reality is the lables "Iraq" and "Iran" are very new to history. The truth is that the tribes that make up the two countries have been going at it for several thousand years. The whole issue that people are trying to make is that the tribes who make up those countries will never be at peace. They are a people bent on self rightiousness, conflict and war. If you can try to civilize Iraq (not going so well) and stop them from killing themselves. Iran may try to conduct proxy wars with the tribes to weaken their foes.

Answer 2

Iraq was more of a problem in 2003 and Ahmedinejad was not in power until 2005. North Korea is being handled. They are wanting multilateral talks because through the Patriot Act, Bush's administration has frozen most of North Korea's overseas assets including $25 million in a personal Chinese bank account used for black market sales. Bush has placed a stranglehold on so many overseas banks of nations that support terrorism by outlawing U.S. Banks from lending money overnight to overseas lenders. The lack of cash is forcing North Korea back to the table where it is making key concessions in tearing down its nuclear weapons programs in exchange for cash and food. It has taken several years to do this, but North Korea is bending and some significant and quiet victories have been won. Read the Wall Street Journal's coverage of this. It is amazing what has been done here through legislation that Bush and Congress passed and what is being done, but not reported. Bush and Congress are trying to do the same thing with Iran. It will take longer is all. Bush is also sneaking more carrier groups into the Gulf and the Pentagon has drawn plans for the invasion in which they estimate they can wipe out Iran's air force and Navy in twenty minutes and destroy their nuclear reactor on the first day. The very news that Bush was bringing a third carrier group into the Persian Gulf and also the financial pressure of the Patriot Act were significant factors in Iran releasing the British sailors without an apology. Iran's hardline leaders caved in and overruled Ahmedinejad because they knew they were on the verge of a war they cannot win with nuclear capability two years away.

Answer 3

First, are you aware that wikipedia can be added to by anyone, whether they know what they are talking about or not? It is not a good research tool unless it is backed up by other sources.

Now, so what? I don't know who invaded who when 20 years ago. It is not relevant. What is the blooming point? Since the Iran/Iraq war, both govts have changed a lot, & so have the issues. The one recurrent theme is the dangers of theocracies in the world. Iran has one, which has less power than they did during that war. The people of Iran are getting fed up with their rule & are showing it at the ballot box.

On this side of the world, Bush is rattling sabers at them when his total supply is in use elsewhere He can send in cruise missles & bombers, but that is all. The ground troops are tied up in Afghanistan & Iraq. The generals are against sending 50,000 more troops in because they just plain don't have them. All but the newest recruits have all seen action, some of them for the third time.

Meanwhile, there is a power vacuum in Turkmenistan since the ruler there died last week. That country sits on what I read as about 25% of the world's natural gas supply. They are vulnerable to theocratic takeover also. They border both Iran & Afghanistan. What is who going to do about them apples?

I think it would be useful to pay attention to today's realities. We can't do anything about what happened when.

For black girly: All I meant is every source for research should be backed up by other research. Every source has a bias. Don't even trust me to be completely objective because no one can be. You are looking for truth. Keep it up.

Answer 4

Iraq did invade Iran, are you confusing that war with the current mess? Who are these some? Wikipedia is correct in my opinion. Why does wikipedia has to lie? Entries in wikipedia can be edited by anybody, when there are mistakes they are corrected pretty quickly. I don't think you should get your information from Internet or people, try a book. That war is pretty old it's in the encyclopedias.

To all other weird answerer's: Folks, some of you are confusing wars. If you click on a link that was provided you will see that it refers to different conflict not the current one...

Answer 5

America attacked Iran indirectly through funding and persuading the Baathist Regime after the assasination of Abdul Karreem Qasim. A lot of people especially the American CIA don't want the truth to come out because it will hurt their image and the government that represents them which doesn't really represent its people of America. I suggest that you read the source referenced by the Land of 2 Rivers in order to gain a clearer picture of what happened in South America, Africa, parts of Europe and the rest of Asia. Then you will be able to understand american foreign policy as the author is reliable because he was working for the foreign office of the State Department in America which he later gave up his ambitions due to its immoral nature. I am not here to create a bad image of Americans but these are true facts in its purity.

Answer 6

Not a clue. While we're here, I'm guessing you're Iranian, and I'd like to say that there have been several posts that make me think Iranians have the impression that the US sees the people of Iran as enemies. That is far from the case. There are, of course, stupid bigots in every society, but by and large our people have no animosity towards the Iranian people. We just have problems with the theocracy and its puppet government. We can't really apologize for the Shah because of the Cold War, but we'd be thrilled to have you as allies if you had a real sectarian government like, say, Turkey.

Answer 7

There was no invasion involved in this war, the war lasted for 8 long years mainly on the borders of the two countries, with the occasional missile attack on the cities by both sides.
there is no known source as to who initiated this war, Iraq says Iran started it, and Iran says Iraq did it.
what is known though is that the west supported Iraq during this war, because they did not want the Shiite revolution, led by "Ayatolah Khomaini" to spread and the west really viewed that as a threat to the worlds civilization, therefore, they wanted to crush it before it grew.

Answer 8

Wikipedia is unreliable sometimes because anyone can edit it. I am an Iraqi and I can safely say Saddam started the war against Iran. Saddam gained power through gaining assistance from the CIA in order for them to assassinate Abdul Kareem Qasim. This was done because the Shah came to an agreement with him concerning the border dispute. Prior to the border dispute the CIA came to the Shah in order to conspire against Iraq by building illegal oil rigs (on eastern Iraqi border) and draining some resources and this did not happen because Iran came to agreement with the former leader. After the assassination Saddam gained power and was swayed by the Americans using the issue of the border dispute so that Saddam would attack Iran. The Americans sold WMD chemical/biological weapons so that Saddam would use it against Iran, which he had used all of them on Iran and the Kurds. Meanwhile America conspired with Kuwait in order to bankrupt Iraq through illegally building pipelines in the south. Saddam needed a ceasefire and Iran wished for peace. Iranians allowed Iraqi refugees during the war because most were against the CIA puppet Saddam for this I would like to say thank you to Iranian people for realising that what America wants is for us to fight amongst each other while they rob us of our heritage and resources, which has worked in the Arab world. Then the Gulf War happened because America implied to Saddam they would take a neutral stance if he invaded Kuwait as prescribed under the neutrality act under the American constitution and then they bombed us and our children back to the Stone Age. Anyone else that attempts to say Iran started the war is because they wish to demonise Iran in order for them to create a pre-text for war because the oil age is near to an end and they need to acquire as much as possible so that they can maintain their economy and Iran is obviously rich with natural gas. I pray for Iran not to experience what Iraq has endured because no human (whether American, Israeli or Indian) should see their children born of defects because of depleted uranium or watch their men, women and children being raped and then dare to call them terrorists for resisting. September11 happened and Iran condemned it; terrorists who flew the plane in WTC were all Saudis bin laden was a Saudi but they will never attack Saudi Arabia because the King answers to the president when he decides to start pulling the strings and ask him to jump; the Saudi king will reply how high like an obedient dog.

Answer 9

I talked with a Iraqi, he told me Iraq started that war. He also told me he saw more than 1000 Iraqi civilians killed by the USA gun ships in Desert Storm. I think he was being truthful.

Answer 10

Iraq did attack Iran, whats you point?