tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post3077381831248487087..comments2024-03-10T22:24:34.032-04:00Comments on Uskowi on Iran - اسکویی در باره ایران: Two Different Wars: Iran and Iraq Wars of 1980sNader Uskowihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02808543185109048956noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-69430848633790334822012-12-29T22:21:40.804-05:002012-12-29T22:21:40.804-05:00Well, no credited scholar actually believes in the...Well, no credited scholar actually believes in the 'one million' figure. There is a foundation/institution who have experts & analysts that work on figuring out stuff like how many people fell victim in each military conflicts thru out history. I once came across a very interesting document on the web, put out by said group, which stated that the number of dead Iranian soldiers amounted to circa 180,000...the civilian losses were lower...but when added the total number of killed on the Iranian side reached circa 220,000. These numbers had been attained by closely examining different data, and they had put all the pieces of puzzle together in order to make this accurate conclusion. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-21387992805554665872012-09-22T17:16:57.835-04:002012-09-22T17:16:57.835-04:00Good read, thanks! I got interested in the topic o...Good read, thanks! I got interested in the topic of the Iran-Iraq War and did a quick search and I was able to find a list of Iranian operations conducted during the war, from Wikipedia, with a description of each offensive, but all of it seem to have been angled from an Iranian spectrum. So my question is, are there any known Iraqi military operations during the war, what was their name, what was their strategical objectives? I can't seem to find any info or the name of Iraqi offense/defensive operations anywhere. Are there any books that covers the Iraqi viewpoint/perspective of the war? <br /><br />Keep up the good work, it's a great blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-1825189062277968342010-02-09T14:38:26.407-05:002010-02-09T14:38:26.407-05:00There were no two wars. Saddam's cease fire wa...There were no two wars. Saddam's cease fire was not sincere, it was just shocked from Iran's victory and he was waiting for the arrival of weapons that he had ordered. No one saw this cease fire as sincere and it was just an attempt to buy Saddam some time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-85829422140714058462010-01-25T21:56:07.782-05:002010-01-25T21:56:07.782-05:00It is worth noting that during the two wars, Sadda...It is worth noting that during the two wars, Saddam did use chemical weapons not only against his own people but also agaist the Iranians, an issue that sadly has not been recognized by the world at large !<br /><br />Azar (Maryland)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-86964649614091762512010-01-24T01:58:08.998-05:002010-01-24T01:58:08.998-05:00I agree with Paul that we had two distinct periods...I agree with Paul that we had two distinct periods in the eight-year war, when Iran was on the defensive and when it went on offensive. The latter changed the character of the war. Hence calling it two different wars, although it might sound too unfamiliar, is actually correct and can open up new scholarship in assessing that unfortunate period in the history of the two countries.Nader Uskowihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808543185109048956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-71084119241612352612010-01-24T01:50:45.389-05:002010-01-24T01:50:45.389-05:00The "million man lost" statement is and ...The "million man lost" statement is and has been factually incorrect from day one. Iran does not make any secret of how many martyrs it gave for the war. Just walk into Bonyad Shahid and ask for the latest stats (updated often as bodies are discovered). Right after the war numbers released were around 300,000. I assume by now it's more, perhaps 330,000.<br /><br />See also<br />http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/iran-iraq.htm<br /><br />If you make such statements, back it up and don't fall for Western estimates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-26267332552038554812010-01-23T18:35:41.824-05:002010-01-23T18:35:41.824-05:00Known locally as the Imposed War or Holy Defense i...Known locally as the Imposed War or Holy Defense in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Saddām's Qādisiyyah in Iraq or the First Gulf War.Mark Pyruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00595161519097596575noreply@blogger.com