[Acrylic-bob]

No need to apologise for having a different point of view steeljack. There would be no debate if we all held the same viewpoint. Having never visited the country I must defer to one who has.

However, on the question of armaments, British and American manufacturers may have supplied both Iran and Iraq, at the same time and saw nothing unethical in doing so. But surely the manufacturers cannot be held responsible for the way in which their products are used. The appalling loss of life on both sides is, surely, the responsibility of the combatants. After all, in any disagreement there is always the opportunity to sit down and discuss disagreements - isn't there?