The SiLent crY
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I am not offensive but real, there is a difference, you showed Iraq like it was wiped out in few minutes without resistance. Iraq sucked at all of it's wars and that's due to factors, mainly for appointing generals based on their loyalty rather than professionalism, and following eastern doctrine in building up massive numbers on the expense of quality and training. But Iran even sucked more at the war and got massive losses.
What were you talking? You simply were saying that Arabs can't fight and they always get beaten up, and that's not true, they lost wars in 20th century but who haven't lost wars? why do you ignore all that long history filled with glorious victories being thought in Western and Eastern war academies until now after hundreds of years?
Sources plz.
Fair ennough.
OH Really, it's like you don't know what happened to Iraq after 1990?!
You won battles but what about the war.
I think sources are available, I get you more numbers, but let it to people to check, however, when I want to read about wars I avoid reading it from involved parties sources even wars my country involved in because I am intrested in the truth not imagery victories and heroism.
I actually don't agree with your view about Iranians . You wrote about everything except the reason of fighting and you never mentioned the motivation for War , Iranians fought for their belief , country and family but unlike them Iraqis were fighting for Saddam and his western allies' dreams . Motivation is the most important factor in every war that Iraqis didn't have . You don't know that most of Iranian women sent their sons and husbands to the war happily and some even didn't cry when saw their dead bodies coming back cos of their faith and the value of Jihad in their belief but Unlike them can bring you countless reasons that Iraqis were fighting because of the fear of being executed , their families being raped or executed by Saddam Guard and that's why thousands of them especially shia ones escaped to Iran and fought against Saddam ( these people and their families were sent to Karaj and lived there ) . Go and read the books written by Iraqis after war or during captivity , They clearly mentioned they didn't want to fight against Iranians and couldn't run to Iranians as they would be counted as betrayers . You can exactly see the fear in them , mostly fear and concern for their family and children not themselves . You cant expect such soldiers to fight bravely for you .
About the source , this picture was taken after the liberation of Khorramshahr :
This is the source .
After all , You didn't mention that Iraq was completely armed , trained and equipped for the war while Iran was in Crisis and just 11000 soldiers were in western borders . again you didn't mention that Iranian air force was equipped and in a good condition for the the 1st 3 months of war and since then every single missile was limited and there was no sign of support . again you didn't mentioned the west and east supporting Iraq .
Iran was both the winner and loser of war while Iraqis ( Iraqi people not their mad leader ) were losers . Iran won cos It could first defend itself against a full armed army and show the word war would not be easy with this nation . Secondly , You need to read the history of war while Basra was gonna be captured by Iranians in the last months of war which was not in the west's program and that made the US come in a direct war and bomb Iranian forces in Fav and around there ( please don't say Iraq won cos the Iraqi army collapsed in Khorramshahr liberation and their air force had been destroyed sooner and they had no chance in Persian Gulf cos their navy was wiped out in Morvarid Operation )
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In the other hand , Iran was loser cos got behind for at least 15 years . Our economy , industry and education was destroyed while we could use the energy of the revolution for advancing and building the country .