Cliff Notes Version of the Iran-Iraq War
Iran-Iraq War: 1980-88 is a brief documentary that provides an overview of the Iran-Iraq war in which Iraq invaded Iran over oil. This 8 year war claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people many who were civilians. There was prolific use of chemical weapons to include mustard gas and nerve agents. In the end there was no clear victor in this prolonged war as both sides lacked any effective military tactics and strategies.
Saddam Hussein, a ruthless dictator, lead Iraq's military invasion but he lacked military training, was a poor planner, and over-estimated his troops abilities. Additionally, he stretched his forces too thin by giving them too many objectives. Hussein was also known to execute generals who would retreat.
Hashemi Rafsanjani became the acting commander-in-chief for Iran do to his ability to simplify complex tactics. Realistically though the majority of Iranian fighters were poorly trained although they were more innovative than Iraqi...
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