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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (243066)	9/25/2007 2:13:57 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Respond to of 281500

During WWII, Iran was invaded by the allies: the UK-US from the south and Russians from the north invaded Iran. Despite the Iranian ambassador's efforts in Paris to save the Jews through issuing passports and visas to them, Iran was accused of being a Nazi sympathizer and Iran's formal declaration of neutrality was ignored. A slew of events was set in motion by that invasion. Eventually, the US/UK forces left, after they installed the last Shah of Iran and even then their departure was always at arms length. Stalin needed more convincing to leave, but he too eventually left. So yes. Iranians did feel WWII. Sun (last post for a week) Tzu PS. Somewhere I have a WWII DoD issued "handbook" for US soldiers in Iran. It has a list of do's and don'ts that US presidents should be made to read. PPS Your narrow focus and bigotry is only exceeded by your narrow mindedness and ignorance of world history.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (243066)	9/25/2007 3:21:24 PM
From: c.hinton	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The nazi wooed the arabs very succesfully??????? one might consider the expression "very successful" a bit of an overstatement. "The Allies were wary of ties between Germany and the regime in Iraq. In early 1940 the regime ordered the withdrawal of British bases in Iraq. There were two main British bases in Iraq, around Basra and at Habbaniya north east of Baghdad. British forces in the country and others Allied units, including the Arab Legion, were hastily assembled as Iraqforce, to take control of Iraq. Little resistance was encountered. Similarly, the Vichy French authorities in Syria and Lebanon had allowed Luftwaffe planes to refuel on their territory. On June 7, 1941, a corps-sized Allied force based in Palestine launched three thrusts into Vichy territory. A vigorous resistance was mounted and the bitter fighting lasted more than a month. However, the weight of numbers eventually told, especially when combined with an advance on Damascus by part of Iraqforce, the French surrendered. The final major military operation in the war in the Middle East Campaign took place shortly thereafter. The Soviet Union desperately needed supplies for its war against Germany. Supplies were being sent round the North Cape convoy route to Murmansk and Archangel, but the capacity of that route was limited and subject to enemy action. Supplies were also sent from America to Vladivostok in Soviet-flagged ships. However, yet more capacity was needed, the obvious answer was to go through Iran. The Shah of Iran was somewhat pro-German, and so would not allow this. Consequently Commonwealth and Soviet forces invaded and occupied Iran. The Shah was deposed and his son put on the throne." [edit]