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Iran-Iraq War Analysis

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The reader will first be provided with a brief introduction that will discuss the events that led to the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War, as well as some of the major events that took place during the war. Then, this essay will examine the main reasons for U.S. involvement in the war. First will be discussed the U.S. strategy in the Middle East prior to the outbreak of the war, before analyzing the Americans' most important strategic interests in the region that led not only to their involvement in the war, but also to their decision to choose Iraq's side.
Third, this essay will discuss the actual involvement of the U.S. in the Iran-Iraq War, by providing an analysis of U.S. policy decisions relating to the war, the military and financial …show more content…

Abrahamian points out the similarities between the Iran-Iraq War and World War I, most notably due to the use of chemical weapons and the tactics of trench warfare (171). Both Iran and Iraq suffered major consequences from eight years of warfare: great damage had been done to their infrastructure, economies, societal structures and service industries (Donovan 39). "Eight years of bloody war, with hundreds of thousands of casualties on each side, ended with the two sides basically in the same position as they had been when the war had begun" (Gause …show more content…

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