Can any one tell me, what was or is the political issue between Iran and Iraq?
966496
it is an issue between two types of muslims. it has been there for ages
666309
I am very concerned over this. As long as we have this administration anything can happen. Did we do anything with international rules in Iraq? If we dont handle Iran with diplomacy and use force we will surely live to regret it.
462557
watch the word IRAN start appearing more in print and tv as the elections start back up very soon\n\nIRAN HATES THE UNITED STATES.... Just in case u have not been paying attentiion
689515
The issue in Northern Ireland is political not religious. The media, who is always looking for short cuts and not the whole story, calls the participants Catholics and Protestants.\n\nThe conflict is about whether the British territory (probably the wrong word) of Northern Ireland should remain British or should become part of Ireland. \n\nThe majority of people in Ireland are Catholics. The majority of people in England and Northern Ireland are Protestants. There are actually Catholics and Protestants on either side.\n\nThe terrorists on either side if the issue are not Christian in any sense of the word.\n\nWith love in Christ.
639067
Keep in mind that Iraq wanted nukes, but never got them. Plus, they DID possess chemical weapons of mass destruction and DID use them on their own people.\nAs far as Iran, nothing should be done but try to negotiate with them. If they don't comply with what the world wants, then that will be a sad day for their country.
181740
political????\n oil,relgeion, bush
1087457
Gosh your mouth is so small. I will entitle you to my land deeds\n\nNow the facts about politics:\nIslamic countries have oil. Big transnational companies need oil so they bribe some western governments to produce lame excuses and terrorize the western public so that they can steal away oil, just like in Iraq.
88600
Iran was a U.S. ally until the Islamic Revolution in 1979.  When they deposed the Shah of Iran and his wife from power we gave them sancuary in the U.S.  As a result students stormed the U.S. Embassy and held the entire staff 40 some people hostage for 444 days before releasing them.  We supported Saddam's Iraq in the war between Iran and Iraq that lasted for 7 years, however we did sell some arms to Iran during the Reagan Presidency thus causing the Iran -Contra Scandal.  The Iranian people have what is close to an Islamic state and are currently thumbing their nose at the worlds nations questions about their Nuclear Program. They are saying if the Nations insist on Arms Inspectors to be allowed access to what they are doing, then they will not allow them in and go full force into the project.  Their current President is also sponsoring a conference to discuss the myth that we call the Holocust.\n\n1) From the above stated I believe that the Iranian people have what they are calling a democracy, in which the people have very little say.\n\n2) From the above stated I believe that the Iranian government is led by those that are more than a few bricks shy of a full load.
554841
ahmadinejad, pronounced 'Im-a-dam-nut-job', is the ruler of Iran\nSince his election as the president of Iran, Ahmadinejad has been a controversial figure. He has been subject to various allegations such as election fraud, alleged involvement in the Iran Hostage Crisis, assassinations of Kurdish politicians in Austria, support of or engagement in terrorist activities, and Holocaust denial.\nSee wikipedia for more, including correct pronumciation.
808745
Sala'm Aga / Khanum!\n\nDo you want to imply that Iran's case is similar to that of the Iraq during last days of Saddam when he was denying having any WMD and USA was insisting that he was lying?\n\nIn any case, there is a great difference in the analogy. Iran has been more-or-less positively identified by the IAEA to be moving towards a secret nuclear weapons program, as per circumstantial evidences its inspectors and 'monitors' has obtained.\n\nSo, in my personal view, the President of Iran Mr. Ahmedinezad is playing high-wire act and also brinkmanship with the West (not only with USA). I am a Muslim and I worked in Iranian Air Force for two years as civilian specialist and I have no ill feeling for the Iranian people.\n\nGod forbid, if Iranian people had to live the miserable life that of Iraq then it would be solely the present government of Iran that would be held responsible to ignore numerous warnings to refrain from its present belligerent attitude and sit with world community and sort out its differences across the table.\n\nInshaAllah we hope major catastrophe could be averted and Iranians can live and prosper and be the Malaysia of the Middle East!\n\nKhuda Hafez
607793
Aren't those two closely related? Political instability in the region is the leading factor in the high price of oil on the world market. With all this sabre rattling going on over Iran's nuke policy it's no wonder the price is up. I think the general incompetence of our Republican led congress (not to mention the level of corruption in ALL levels of government) and improving education in this country ought to be the real issues.
229094
We so badly screwed the pooch in Iraq that questions about planning scenereos are irrelevant.  It was amaturishly planned, poorly executed, and totlly unjustified.\nA campaign in Iran can only go far worse. They have had plenty of time to obsreve and study the US military operations in order to prepare for an offensive.\n\nAt home, support for the Iraq War wains even further as this country dissolves into civil sectarian war. \n\nI am thnking short of sabre ratteling, there is little the US can do about Iran, except make matters worse by making belocose statements in the UN.  It seems more like we have idiological  neanderthals instead of NEOCONS behind the scenes, only I think neanderthals would act with more intelligence.
969286
I agree that this is obvious.  Iraq was probably the hegemon in the Middle East before the US invasion, though Iran had already been clamoring for increased power and influence in the region.  Now that Iraq has fallen into great turmoil, Iran now has an opportunity to increase its influence and establish itself as the leading Muslim nation, much as the US is considered the leading democratic nation.  Iran has much to gain from a destabilized Iraq, and is thus contributing to the violence through weapons sales.
910354
I hear so many stories I no longer know what to believe. \nWMD\n\nOIL\n\nFree people from a dictator.\n\nThe one thing I don't understand is why our government would want to remove a Sunni dominated government that kept the Shiites of Iran in check. Now there will be a Shiite dominated government in Iraq that will be more cooperative with the Shiites of Iran and if you look at a world map you will see that a Sunni dominated Iraq acted as  a buffer zone between Iran and Saudi Arabia which is the only Arab country friendly to the US. When the Shiites take control of Iraq, they will set their eyes on Saudi Arabia. You can see from the map that Iraq has a very long border with Saudi Arabia.  That is the one aspect that to me makes the least sense...
677938
It's the 'hot button' issue of the day.  The media dictates what is talked about, and that is influenced by the government.  Right now, Bush needs something to take peoples' attention away from Iraq, Iran, and the rising cost of gas.  Enter the immigration issue.
105130
They say they are pursuing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, our government says they are trying to build a bomb.  Given the track record of the parties on both sides of this issue I couldn't begin to guess who's telling the truth.\n\nThe most important issue here is that it must be resolved by diplomatic means.  I sincerely hope that Iraq has taught this administration that a military solultion is NO solution.
763225
the current situation in Iraq