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CONFLICTED

Saddam vs. Ayatollah

CONFLICTED

Message Heard

History, Religion & Spirituality

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2022

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

In our previous episode on the Iranian revolution, we left the Ayatollah Khomeini sitting high and mighty in Tehran. Little did he know, next door in Baghdad, an Arab strongman nursed revolutionary, expansionary ambitions of his own: Saddam Hussein, the Lion of the Arabs and Defender of the Eastern Gate, the ultimate symbol of corrupt and tyrannical dictatorship. Taking up where we left off back in episode 9, with Iraq reeling from the bloody 1958 coup that replaced the Hashemite monarchy with a military dictatorship, this episode describes Saddam’s blood-soaked rise to power and his tragic and ultimately futile decision to invade Iran, thus inaugurating the 20th century’s bloodiest and costliest conventional war. Listen to exclusive bonus content and get all episodes ad-free by subscribing to Conflicted Extra on Apple Podcasts and Spotify for just 99p/month. Join our FB Discussion group to get exclusive updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/450486135832418 Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MHconflicted And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted Join the Conflicted Community hub on Discord to discuss all things Conflicted with fellow dear listeners, get exclusive content, bonus episodes and ad-free listening. Register your interest through the link: http://www.levellr.com/conflicted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm Ian Stirling and I'm with one of McCain's farmers who grow their potatoes hang on these are odd-looking potatoes

0:06.0

That's kale Ian. You do know you need potato to make chips, right?

0:10.5

Yes, but we don't just grow potatoes. We actually rotate different crops to help keep the soil healthy. So we eat McCain chips

0:16.8

I'm helping do some good. Exactly. Yeah, you're supporting the move to regenerative farming

0:22.3

By the way, I do know the difference between kale and potatoes

0:26.1

Of course you do.

0:27.6

McCain, let's all chip in.

0:30.8

I mean Stirling and today I'm at a McCain potato field being chased by a massive war

0:36.4

It's just a lady bird Ian. Well, it had a real war spanner, Jay. Why are they here? Well, we plot wildflowers to help encourage wildlife

0:44.7

Like birds and insects. So we eat McCain chips. I'm helping do some good. Yeah, exactly. You're supporting the move to regenerative farming

0:52.1

Okay, this time. It's definitely a war. My life's in danger

0:55.8

Ian, that's a butterfly. McCain, let's all chip in

1:01.0

Thomas, it's always you who stopped, but nonetheless today

1:04.4

I'm gonna tell you an anecdote about this episode the Iran Iraq war

1:08.7

Oh, and an amen anecdote. It's not a dead joke, is it amen? Well, I wish it was a dead joke

1:13.4

Although it happened during my dad's time anyway, but nonetheless there was a dead joke right there. It didn't take you long

1:19.5

So you know that the Iran Iraq war caused the protocol departments of most of the international organizations at the time

1:27.7

Nina the UN and many other organizations such as the IMF and any other organization where Iran and Iraq were attending these meetings

1:37.1

The protocol departments always seated nations according to alphabetical order

1:42.4

Then they realized that since 1980 since the start of the Iran Iraq war that Iran and Iraq will be sitting next to each other

1:48.7

Because it is IRAQ and IRAN and so no

1:54.7

So it caused such a headache that they abandoned the alphabetical seating of nations

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