Iran-Iraq War

Joe and Lyn had a presentation on this topic. Actually, I learned about Iran-Iraq War through watching History Channel a few years ago when there was a documentary on it. It was through this that I was able to delve into the intensity of the impact the war had on the people of the people of Iran and Iraq. In the book Persepolis, the impacts that was described about the war was quite shallow. Upon reading it, I was able to see what effect the war had on a young Iranian girl. I was quite surprised too by the fact that in Iran, they used that "golden key" to lure teenagers to join the war effort. It also allowed me to put myself in her shoe and see how war devastating the war was. However, compared to what I learned through History Channel, it is different in the aspect that Persepolis is explained in the experience of a young girl whereas the documentary is explained through the point of view of historians. From the documentary, I learned that the war had extensive impacts on both Iran and Iraq. Both countries had lost many lives during the war, many buildings were destroyed and the livelihood of people were severely affected. In Iraq, the economy was so badly affected that by the end of the war, they had difficulty paying back their debt that they owe to foreign countries that funded Iraq for their war. In Iran, quality of life dropped drastically, the lives lost was substantial in number and the cost for rebuilding the country was a lot.