Originally posted by luckee
Iran was/is perfectly capable of defending itself from iraq as they did for 8 straight years before, so I wouldnt exactly say Iraq was a threat to them.
I disagree, when Iraq attacked Iran it was right after the revolution and after the Ayatolla (sp?) purged all of the top army commanders. Saddam knew exactly what he was doing when he attacked and the Iranians knew they were vulnerable. Luckily for the Iranians they were able to feed off of that fundamentalism and keep the Iraqi\'s at bay.
Question is... would want a neighbor that is more than willing to attack you at the slightest hint of weakness?