Iran Supplying Weapons to Iraq?

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by firstdown

I never knew we supplied weapons to either of them how many years back are you going?

1980 or so. Cold War efforts.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

1980 or so. Cold War efforts.

Ok, your saying we provided Iran in the 80's weapons when in 1981 they were holding 63 US citizens hostage? That does not make one bit of sense they where our enemy at this time. I think your thinking of us supplying Iraq with weapons as they where fight Iran in the 80's and we did not want Iran taking over Iraq. We wanted to keep them from growing in that part of the world and as a nation.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Ok, your saying we provided Iran in the 80's weapons when in 1981 they were holding 63 US citizens hostage? That does not make one bit of sense they where our enemy at this time. I think your thinking of us supplying Iraq with weapons as they where fight Iran in the 80's and we did not want Iran taking over Iraq. We wanted to keep them from growing in that part of the world and as a nation.

I meant to Afghanistan around 1980. That was about the time when the Russians were occupying Afghanistan.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I meant to Afghanistan around 1980. That was about the time when the Russians were occupying Afghanistan.

Are you saying that we should not have helped AFghanistan ( in providing weapons) when fighting Russa and communism?

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Are you saying that we should not have helped AFghanistan ( in providing weapons) when fighting Russa and communism?

At the time, it was the right move. The USSR was our biggest threat and they had vowed to take over the world, INCLUDING us with Communism. That's why there are so many South and Central American nations with Communist governments, they were working their way up to us. At the time, our only Arab enemy was Iran (hostages during Carter administration) and we were trying to prevent the growth of our main enemy, the USSR.

In hindsight, hey, nothing is perfect. Saying we shouldn't have helped them in the 80s would be the same as rejecting all help from the British, Japanese or Germans today...because circumstances made them our enemies once upon a time.

The world situation constantly changes and we must do what's right in the current situations without holding grudges about the past or making predictions about the future.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Are you saying that we should not have helped AFghanistan ( in providing weapons) when fighting Russa and communism?

Sheesh. You're not following the conversation too well.

First, he said it's hypocritical that we provided help to Afghanistan against the Russians, and now we're pissed that Iran is doing it to us in Iraq.

Then, I said I don't care if it's hypocritical, I just want the US to do what's in the best interests of our citizens/troops' lives.

Then you asked how far back are you going?

Then I said in 1980 we gave help to Afghanistan against the Russians.

I'm glad we helped the Afghanis then. With the Cold War, Russia was a major threat to us.