The War in Iraq and Iran?

Question

Maybe this sounds stupid of me, but what exactly is the cause of the dispute between Iran and Iraq? How long have they been fueding, and why? I don't understand why we are at war now, but I don't understand why these two places dislike each other so much. I also don't understand what we (USA) have to do with it other than for the 9-11 attacks and trying to catch Bin Laden. Does anyone know anything helpful?

Answer 1

Iran is Shea or sheaite or shiite or however you spell it and so is Iraq. Saddam was Sunni which is a minority in Iraq.
The Shea believe that religious leadership is inherited by birth right from direct decedents of Mohammed. The Sunni are more of a mind that leadership be awarded by deeds rather than inheritance.
Sunni's vastly out number Shea's in the Muslim world.
It was a forgone conclusion that in a free election the Shea would win hands down and this aspect was anticipated and satisfactory to Iran.
For the Shea the direct descendents of Mohamed have precedent over politically elected figures and a traditional order of law called the "Sharea" over rides any law or constitution arrived at through the political process.
The Administration sought for a Democratic election but in that such an election would guarantee power to the Shea efforts were made to counter and modify the power of the Clerics over the Government. A commendable gesture but nigh onto to impossible to enforce to the point in which the population has anything like the freedoms and rights of a true Western style Democracy.
Iraq has two very important things the Bush administration desperately wanted to acquire, the vast Oil resource and a prime location to gain a strategic military foot hold in the oil reserves of the Mideast. Had things gone well in Iraq the US would have been strategically positioned to force both Iran and Syria to the will of the Administration either through negotiation or through military action if the countries of question chose that route which they would not , considering the military might they would have been up against.
IIMO the administration was fully aware that for all intent and purpose Iraq’s stock pile of WMD had for the most part been destroyed however I think that all things considered they felt that enough remained that they could still support their case.
Clearly Saddam had enough advance warning that he had time and then some to go back and check his inventory and make absolutely sure that this charge would be proved totally and absolutely false in the course of events.
Saddam was a Tyrant but he was shrewd.
As to the connection with Alkaeda and involvement with 911 I cannot speak to exactly how the Administration managed to convince themselves that these charges were true but apparently no such connection ever existed all of which infuriated Muslims through out the region, aid and fighters and weapons rushed into the area from all quarters and now our Uniform finds it self stretched to the limits battling Shea that wants to kill Bathist, And Bathist that want to kill Shea, and Sunni who wants to kill Shea and Shea who wants to kill Sunni and Shea that wants to kill American Soldiers and Sunni that wants to kill American soldiers and unemployed ex Military for hire to the highest bidder and Alkaeda who willing to kill most anybody just to keep the flames fanned along with a bunch of disenfranchised unemployed desperate trigger happy frightened armed citizens trying to get their hands on the means to survive either by hook or by crook.
Democrats demand a change in tactics and Republicans ask to just exactly what that better plan should be. IMO, In the meantime Iran ,who was seriously threatened by the initial invasion , seeing the results took advantage of a narrow window of opportunity and immediately reopened their nuclear program seeking a viable deterrent to any future US military invasion and so far they have been able to continue on with minimal interference in that the Administration is so Grievously bogged down in the Iraq boon doggle and refusing to go to the negotiating table with Iran ‘ Perhaps it is beneath him or perhaps we should just take him at his word “ You do not talk with your enemies. “.
Whatever the case , wrong right, left right or in between the whole business is a powder keg with sparks flying around every which way that could see us conducting the War on into Iran whether we are ready to go there or not.
Al Kaeda seeks to cause the US to engage on the Battle field in the Mid East and where ever and in as many other battlefields World Wide as possible and President Bush being the “War time President “ Hawk that he is. has accommodated them with due diligence and determination thus far .
The terrorist issue should have been and should be addressed through international cooperation and strategic surgical strikes based on sound , well reviewed and thought out counter terrorism intelligence, Grand standing massive military shock and awe campaigns may give some measure of vindication for 9/11 in the short term but in the long term fighting terrorists cells through large scale Military invasions of entire countries will only serve to weaken the US and create a breeding ground for more terrorists and terrorist acts. JMHO

Answer 2

iran and iraq were at war in the 80's when saddam was in power over some land. the usa intervened by selling iraq wmd's which turned the tide of the war. hundreds of thousands died on both sides.
but now since there is a new iraqi government, the iranians want to influence the formation of the new iraq to gain some power, also because iran is a shiite nation and a majority of the iraqi popluation is shiite. shiites are overall a minority in the muslim world with most arab countries having a sunni majority.
i personally believe that as long as we keep the terrorists occupied in iraq they will be too busy to attack the usa.

Answer 3

I think the Iran-Iraq dispute goes back to the Sons of Abraham...(and the awful Camal Turd Wars).

There is no legitimate/direct connection between Iraq and 9-11. This war was started because Iraq didn't allow UN inspectors the search priviledges that were spelled out in the sanctions/US withdrawal agreement after the first Iraq War in the early 1990s. U.S. intelligence suspected they were hiding Weapons of Mass Destruction and decided to 'pull the trigger'. I think the terriorists danger/threats/instigation led Pres. Bush to this 'trigger-happy'/paranoia. He and his boys also benefit from the money we send over there to the contractors that are directly tied to this Administration and the turmoil that has caused the price of a barrel of crude oil to rise--giving the oil refineries reason for their price increases to maintain their profit percentage margins and gain records profits every year.

Answer 4

Saddam Hussein used the political instability in Iran caused by the Iranian Revolution in the 70's to try and take over Iraq and its oilfields.. The two countries had a long history prior to this of religious and political differences and border conflicts.

Answer 5

Iraq and Iran are not fighting. there is no dispute between them.
They fought back in 1980 but the war has long over.
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