Kamangir (Archer)

War is Bad

Kamangir | September 22, 2006 | Category Iran

On September 1980, in the very days that schools were opening, Iraqi army invaded the south east of Iran (see). Benefiting from the fact that the Iranian administration had just been established and was engaged in all sorts of problems and fights between different armed groups and parties, they occupied the city of Khorramshahr (Persian:خرمشهر) (see). Thanks to Khomeini’s charisma and the patriotism of the Iranians, armed forces began to face Iraq’s powerful army back. Then, slowly and painfully, Iraq was forced out of Iran and all cities and villages were freed.

The war took eight years, billions of dollars, and numerous lives. Many people lost their legs and arms. Many were exposed to chemical agents and got terrible diseases. The effects of the war and how it changed the political atmosphere of Iran is not a mystery to anyone. The Islamic Republic benefited from wartime discipline to defeat its opponents. Khomeini openly stated “war is good thing”. After all, the one who was defeated in the war was the Iranian society and freedom.

Still, we should remember there were real people killing and being killed in the war.

I am not sure which one has the worse effect, shooting or being shot. But as an Iranian I owe my situation to those innocent people who were killed all over the west and south of Iran. look at these pictures. Don’t you see how a nation’s innocence is destroyed? All the pictures are from here (see).