hussein saddam had recently become president of iraq and launched a merciless burj of his rivals. we hope to become the leader of the entire arab world this first move, conquer iran with its vast resources of oil saddam was smelling blood there was a triumphant and your mouth as welcome and to iran today for the ayatollah khomeini the islamic republic was week less than a year old not in general, not nearly and much of its military brass had been wiped out by ayatollah khomeini, who feared a coup iraqi troops push 20 miles into a rat as the rockies poured over the border the young iranian regime faced an existential threat but eight