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Mar 9, 2003, 9:55am

You need to know where this war back then came from.

The US and England (if I recall correct) installed and supported
a regime in Iran that the Arab people did not accept. They called
Khomeini back and sent Rezah Pahlevi to hell - the Sheik who's dad
has been an enemy of the US and who spent most money for himself
and nothing for the population, who ignored religion and tradition
of Iran.

Iran has been economically blocked, people started to starve there,
the press showed how bad the conditions are since Khomeini took
his place. I was believed everything I have seen in the press back
then, not understanding the backgrounds - and I hated Khomeini.
Today I think many might have starved because of the blockade, not
because of Khomeini.


The same Saddam Hussein who is now the leader of Iraq has been the
leader back then too. He has not been even a little bit better
than now but has been supported, which caused even more hate in
this region - hate against the "western world".


What makes people think it might work better this time? The scenery
is not so much different and the experience should show that the
same mistake should not be made again.


Unfortunately all the old experts for near east politics are not
active anymore, it would be interesting to hear what they think.


Like Saddam Hussein, Bin Laden has been supported too, against the
USSR - and it backfired too. The crisis Pakistan/India/Bangladesh
is a result of "western world" interactions in their region too.


If "we" (the western world) do not keep our fingers out of "their"
politics - except beeing asked for economical and humanitary (sp?)
support - the hate will not end.

"Their" hate feeds "our" hate and vice versa. This is a thing that
will not change with the time if the actions stay the same.


I am not a history pro and have always been bad in history at
school, this is from my memory and from what I have been reading
so I might miss some facts. But this is how it looks to me -
including the influence of media and potential lies of course.


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