The protracted war (click here) between these neighboring Middle Eastern countries resulted in at least half a million casualties and several billion dollars’ worth of damages, but no real gains by other side. Started by Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein in September 1980, the war was marked by indiscriminate ballistic-missile attacks, extensive use of chemical weapons and attacks on third-country oil tankers in the Persian Gulf. Although Iraq was forced on the strategic defensive, Iran was unable to reconstitute effective armored formations for its air force and could not penetrate Iraq’s borders deeply enough to achieve decisive results. The end came in July 1988 with the acceptance UN Resolution 598....
The coalition that formed to defeat Daesh needs to convene to realize how dangerous it is for any tensions to escalate into war between the members. THAT is exactly what Daesh wants.
No more.
Iran can file a human rights violation with the world courts to bring the death of the Shia Cleric and others killed due to Saudi Arabian court charges. But, to think for one minute a war is the best resolution is crazy and will doom the middle east to unending war.
The coalition that formed to defeat Daesh needs to convene to realize how dangerous it is for any tensions to escalate into war between the members. THAT is exactly what Daesh wants.
No more.
Iran can file a human rights violation with the world courts to bring the death of the Shia Cleric and others killed due to Saudi Arabian court charges. But, to think for one minute a war is the best resolution is crazy and will doom the middle east to unending war.
