It was a long and protracted affair and I don't think they lost just to Iraq (assuming there is a "winner" in such a war).

>The scary Iranian army. They lost a war to Iraq! It doesn't get much more pathetic than that.
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>Old rep: battle hardened soldiers. New rep: battle scarred Bedouins.
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>>>I already told my family what I'd love to have for Christmas - Ahmadinejad, in a room...ALONE.
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>>That could be a mistake...
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>>Do you have significant military experience? He does - apparently he was a paramilitary engineer from 1980-1984, during the Iran-Iraq war. Male military service has been compulsory in Iran for a long time.
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>>As for mental toughness, I hope you realize he's reached the pinnacle of a regime where, if you make one mistake or leave your back unprotected for even one second, you get "disappeared" by your rivals or the secret police. I doubt you can even imagine that level of toughness.