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Re: Scores die in Israeli air strikes
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Originally Posted by chaos23
I accept that, 1826 was the last time iran invaded another country. Still, its not recent is it. The Iraq - Iran war was started by the Iranians, it was started by Iraq - backed by the US. They Invaded NO ONE. But the israelis are thinking about invading Gaza just today!! As well as dropping bombs on innocent women and children as we speak.
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I totally agree that Iraq started the war - but in 1981, Iran turned down the offer of a ceasefire whilst Iraq still held any Iranian territory (quite rightly, imho) - however, when they finally drove the Iraqis out of Iran, a ceasefire was offered to Iran, which they turned down - they then continued into Iraq (which most people would call "invading").
BBC
"By 1982 Iranian forces had regained the territory they had lost and pushed across the border into Iraq. Khomeini rejected an Iraqi offer of a ceasefire.
So although Baghdad had started the war, it was Khomeini who prolonged it."
Which appears to contradict your proposition that the Iranians weren't "warmongers".
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