Posted on 03/05/2026 3:24:20 AM PST by Kid Shelleen
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The New York Times’ Terence Smith, writing about Iran in 1984, described the use of child soldiers by Iran to clear minefields. Young boys, aged 12-17 years, wore red headbands with the words ‘Sar Allah’ in Farsi (Warriors of God) and small metal keys that the Ayatollah declared were their tickets to Paradise if they were martyred in their mission. Many were sent into battle against Iraqi tanks without any protection and bound by ropes to prevent desertion.
They were the first wave, making the way for Iranian tanks by clearing barbed wire and minefields with their bodies.
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The Iran-Iraq war was one of the major wars of the 20th Century . Yet we don’t think about it that way because it was merely some back water cannon fodder killing each other. Half a million dead but the actual number is known only to God . That just shows how much either side cared about their own people. Tossed away in battle like so much trash.
Bkmk
One of the reasons getting rid of Saddam was a mistake, he kept the Iranians in check.
We still got 9/11.
Saddam used mustard gas on them.
There's a movie about this called "Land of Mine".
His advisor ValJar was so in love with Iran, where she grew up.
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