Response to "Iranians and Media Coverage of the War in Iraq..."

In regards to the reading “Iranians and Media Coverage of the War in Iraq: Rhetoric, Propaganda, and Contradiction,” I was extremely appalled to learn of Saddam’s atrocities in Iran. I was further intrigued by the complexity surrounding Iran’s dual & paradoxical foreign policy towards Iraq. While I am against the atrocities committed by Saddam Hussein, I agree with Iranian conservatives in regards to their fear of destabilization in the Middle East. Since the Iraqi invasion, my family in Pakistan has a growing uncertainty for their country’s future. The Pakistani government itself is already very unstable. Today, with the war now at Pakistan’s doorstep, the future seems very bleak. Overall, the passage had me thinking from a different perspective. Rather than seeing the war from an American or Pakistani point of view, it was extremely refreshing to see what the situation is like in the countries actively dealing with the pandemonium.