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To: Bilow who wrote (35780)	8/2/2002 5:02:09 PM
From: BigBull	Respond to of 281500

Right, I tend to agree with you and it was a long and bloody fight indeed. CW was also involved. Imo as this article suggests the missiles did give Iraq a huge psychological boost in the face of near defeat and probably kept them in the fight. Not trivial. Likewise, Khomeini was probably feeling some pretty intense political heat from the population of his capital city, I mean imagine the effect of 30% of Washington panicking and heading for the Shenandoah valley. Not a pretty picture, especially after being sooooo close to victory. The psychological effect must have been devastating and Khomeini could not be sure the next wave of missiles weren't tipped with chemicals. Must have worked on Khomeinis mind something awful. The final battle field losses made him throw in the towel and negotiate, and Khomeini was no pushover about taking casualties. fas.org In response to Iranian missile attacks against Baghdad, some 190 missiles were fired by the Iraqis over a six week period at Iranian cities in 1988, during the 'War of the Cities'. The Iraqi missile attacks caused little destruction, but each warhead had a psychological and political impact -- boosting Iraqi morale while causing almost 30 percent of Tehran's population to flee the city. The threat of rocketing the Iranian capital with missiles capable of carrying chemical warheads is cited as a significant reason why Iran accepted a disadvantageous peace agreement.