The Iran – Iraq war started in 1980. It was one of the longest wars in the Middle East at that time. Saddam Hussein was the president of Iraq and Ruhollah Khomeini was the Iranian leader. An air invasion kicked off the war on September 22nd from the Iraqis. While some debate that the U.S. helped Iraq win the war, Saddam Hussein is the main reason for a lot of people dying during the war. He used chemical weapons against Iran as well as fellow Iraqis, which resulted in over one million deaths.
There were many battles fought throughout the first four years of the war. Each country having its fair share of wins. In February of 1984, Iran was finally gaining some ground by taking Majnun Island and almost taking Basra. Iraq launched its …show more content…
The United States (U.S.) being one of them. As the war dwindled down in 1988, the U.S. figured out through satellite images that Iran was going to be able to get an advantage by manipulating holes in Iraq’s defensive lines. Since the U.S. was for Iraq winning the war, they gave information on the whereabouts of the Iranian forces to Iraq, knowing that Saddam’s army would use chemical weapons to attack the Iranians, including sarin (“Iran/United states: Retired army officer,” …show more content…
Mustard gas and sarin were used by Iraqis prior to four major offensives in early 1988. The U.S. gave Iraq satellite images, intelligence, and land layouts to help with their defenses. These attacks, which were described earlier, helped change the course of the war to Iraq's favor. The Reagan administration’s goal of an Iraq win would finally come about. The Reagan administration and other U.S. government officials knew about the multiple chemical attacks in Iraq the years prior and did nothing about them. Along with knowing and turning a blind eye, they aided the Iraqis with intelligence. President Reagan was even heard saying, “An Iranian victory is unacceptable" (“Iran/United states: Retired army officer,” 2013). Some would argue it was all done over
There were many battles fought throughout the first four years of the war. Each country having its fair share of wins. In February of 1984, Iran was finally gaining some ground by taking Majnun Island and almost taking Basra. Iraq launched its …show more content…
The United States (U.S.) being one of them. As the war dwindled down in 1988, the U.S. figured out through satellite images that Iran was going to be able to get an advantage by manipulating holes in Iraq’s defensive lines. Since the U.S. was for Iraq winning the war, they gave information on the whereabouts of the Iranian forces to Iraq, knowing that Saddam’s army would use chemical weapons to attack the Iranians, including sarin (“Iran/United states: Retired army officer,” …show more content…
Mustard gas and sarin were used by Iraqis prior to four major offensives in early 1988. The U.S. gave Iraq satellite images, intelligence, and land layouts to help with their defenses. These attacks, which were described earlier, helped change the course of the war to Iraq's favor. The Reagan administration’s goal of an Iraq win would finally come about. The Reagan administration and other U.S. government officials knew about the multiple chemical attacks in Iraq the years prior and did nothing about them. Along with knowing and turning a blind eye, they aided the Iraqis with intelligence. President Reagan was even heard saying, “An Iranian victory is unacceptable" (“Iran/United states: Retired army officer,” 2013). Some would argue it was all done over