2007-02-24 07:38:58 · 15 answers · asked by abbas n 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
the administration admitted that they helped in Afghanistan a lot in the beginning of the war also in Iraq----but when they saw the us not planing to leave they changed the policy----also bush denied couple of proposals from Iran's president---neocon style
2007-02-24 07:49:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
US-Iran relations as well as US-Iraq relations is at the heart of the matter as to why Iran doesn't want to help the US succeed in Iraq. If take a look at the below major events that inspired Iran understanding of American politics, you can start to see why Iran won't help the US.
The US had a hand in the 1953 coup that overthrew Iranian ruler Mossadeq to prevent perceived Soviet takeover of Iran. The US supported Israel in the Arab-Isreaeli War of 1967. The US sided with Iraq during the 8 year war between Iran and Iraq in the 1980s.
The US started making jestures of some easing sanctions against Iran in 1999 as some progress had been made in establishing limited diplomatic ties. Then Pres. Bush publicly identifies Iran as part of the "Axis of Evil" in 2002.
Iran is the major Shi'te Muslim power in the world with Iraq having a major Shi'te Muslim population (between total Shi'te and Sunni Muslims). America wants current-day Iraq to be a "Jeffersionian" Democracy but Iraq's closest neighbor, Iran, wants Iraq to be a autocracy like Iran.
2007-02-24 08:30:04 · answer #2 · answered by GL Supreme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an unstable Iraq benefit Iran, in that if Iraq falls, Iran can land grab the Shia oil fields in the south of Iraq, and fuel the nazi regime in tehran and its nuclear ambitions. A stable Iraq means the world can focus on the next world problem, Iran.
2007-02-24 07:44:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe your question implies that Iran might have some desire for stability in Iraq. Iran, along with most other Muslem countries, wants our efforts to fail. These people want to KILL us and they are not going to help, in fact, they send weapons and people across the border to help the situation to stay a problem.
2007-02-24 07:45:58 · answer #4 · answered by Dino4747 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Iran hates us even more than Iraq does. Every Saturday after they go to their Mosques they go out in the streets and have a party where they burn American flags and pictures of George Bush and blame America for everything that goes wrong for them.
2007-02-24 07:45:52 · answer #5 · answered by Moral Orel 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Iran & Syria will not help us because they want Iraq for them self.
2007-02-24 07:42:37 · answer #6 · answered by BUTCH 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because that would be opposite of what their agenda is. They want control of Iraq. An Independent Iraq goes against all their future plans for control of the middle east.
2007-02-24 07:43:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
iran is waiting for us to cut&run so they could swarm into Iraq like a pack of hornets and kill and take over.
2007-02-24 08:41:35 · answer #8 · answered by Classic96 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iran hates Americans, Iran are the ones giving the terrorists the weapons to kill our troops.
why would they HELP us?!
2007-02-24 07:52:28 · answer #9 · answered by True American 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because the leader of Iran hates us and wants to use WMD on the US.
2007-02-24 07:42:01 · answer #10 · answered by notyou311 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋