would Iraq have lost the war with Iran,had the US not helped them with weapons/military stuff ?

5 Responses

1. Amanda

   March 14th, 2010 at 9:10 am

   You really shouldn’t try to worry about the "what ifs" in history. Especially considering the Middle East, that history is so long and interwoven that you could confuse facts with the what ifs. That would be like saying what if one of the plots to kill Hitler actually worked, would 6 million Jews have died? or 4 million handicapped? It’s all speculation.

2. Amir

   March 14th, 2010 at 9:10 am

   Wrong question, because the war wouldn’t have started if the US hadn’t triggered Iraq to invade Iran.

3. galileo_49

   March 14th, 2010 at 9:10 am

   Iraq havent lost the war with iran, USA provided them of all technology to won the war, and now the US want to take Iraq bec the OIL! but I dont think they will won Iraq

4. Shahanshah

   March 14th, 2010 at 9:10 am

   Iraq lost the war to iran. Look at history saddam was looking to invade iran in the 80′s and he failed, even with the help of US and Europe. Iraq would have been a lot hard to invade for the U.S. had it won that war because it would have had more oil than Saudi Arabia. That would have really helped its economy it might have even been richer than the US had it won. Iraq lost the war never trust a source that said it won.

5. Panama Joe

   March 14th, 2010 at 9:10 am

   Yes. Without US aid, the Iraqis would have gotten overrun. Thanks to an ‘endless’ supply of US-made 155 MM artillery, the Iraqis were able to hold off the Iranians. During this time, Vice-president George .H.W. Bush went to Iraq and was photographed and filmed embracing Saddam Hussein, holding hands with him, walking together arm-in-arm and waving to the cameras.

   Try finding those photos now. They’ve all been destroyed, apparently, but those of us who are old enough (50s +) remember when Saddam and the US were tight, with the US on top.

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