Talk:Buffer state

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That is pure speculation that Iraq is a buffer state. The general agreement is the war in Iraq was most likely a personal goal of George W Bush to "finish" the job in Iraq his father the first President Bush didn't. Iraq was never a buffer between anything. Iran and Israel had good relations while the shah was in power. When Iraq and Iran warred Israel also dealt with Iran. Futhermore even if Iran did somehow annex Iraq or turn it into a puppet state Jordan would still be a buffer. And with the large amount of Sunni Palestinians living there there is no way Iran could annex that. Buffer states seperate other states, they don't seperate states from other states with yet another state between it.bcz its so late

Original research

Ok, I know we're not supposed to do original research, but I did it anyway. The rationale of the US invasion of Iraq also most likely included the creation of a buffer state (Iraq) to prevent war between Iran and Israel. So if you don't like my original research, stfu. 69.218.213.128 22:49, 10 June 2006 (UTC)