http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/737483.stm
Just one small point.
There seems to be a bit of a black hole from 1981 to 1988...
It must be because absolutely nothing of any significance happened during those years...
Im only cynical because i'm bias.Geez.
http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/ShalomIranIraq.html
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/war/iran-iraq.htm
From the first paragraph of these 1981-88 articles...
The Iran-Iraq War permanently altered the course of Iraqi history. It strained Iraqi political and social life, and led to severe economic dislocations.
The war between Iran and Iraq was one of the great human tragedies of recent Middle Eastern history. Perhaps as many as a million people died, many more were wounded, and millions were made refugees. The resources wasted on the war exceeded what the entire Third World spent on public health in a decade.
[This message was edited by eek on December 18, 2003 at 06:16 AM.]
Just one small point.
There seems to be a bit of a black hole from 1981 to 1988...
It must be because absolutely nothing of any significance happened during those years...
Im only cynical because i'm bias.Geez.
http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/ShalomIranIraq.html
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/war/iran-iraq.htm
From the first paragraph of these 1981-88 articles...
The Iran-Iraq War permanently altered the course of Iraqi history. It strained Iraqi political and social life, and led to severe economic dislocations.
The war between Iran and Iraq was one of the great human tragedies of recent Middle Eastern history. Perhaps as many as a million people died, many more were wounded, and millions were made refugees. The resources wasted on the war exceeded what the entire Third World spent on public health in a decade.
[This message was edited by eek on December 18, 2003 at 06:16 AM.]
