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Profess to disre By Susan Hand Staff Writer The Iran-Iraq war, which started in September,has its roots in an agreement made between the two countries in 1975, according to a USC history professor who specializes in the Islamic Middle East. "In 1975 the Iranians and the Iraqis signed an agreement called the Algiers Accord in which the Shah acreed to ston sunnortinc wr- -- r r i o Kurdish rebels fighting in northern Iran," said Dr. Kenneth Perkins. "In return, the Iraqi and Iranian frontier was renegotiated." Iraq had complete control of the Shaat al Arab waterway, the country's only access to the Persian Gulf. The renegotiation placed the boundary down the middle of the waterway. ' THE PRESENT Iraqi government disowned the * * if 3 1 | BO] * k * ffO * * * flti $ 1 i L01 * A1 UM ?Hk MB i *^5 j j SAVE ; ONE COUPON PER PI/ Choice of any two Items plus 4 free cokes with any large pizza only $6. j Hours: 1130-1:00 Sunday-Thursday 4 30?2:00 Friday-Saturday I 256-0301 GOOd W j^l907 Blossom or tracc garded USC history Professor Kenneth Perkins agreement made in 1975. Their position is they never really wanted the agreement, and it was forced on them because the Iranians had all the cards and the backing of the United States." Perkins disputes Iraq's ciauu mat 11 aitacKea iran to regain control of Shaat al Arab. He said he believes Iraq wants to overthrow the Iranian government. JOIN: rHE use KING CI EXPERIEN NEEDED ISTRUCTfO PROVIDED CALL IONORA ' 777-27? * <P & - 1 M 2sm i | Si !ZA | ONE CO Any Ite choice cokes v 73 | large pi Hours r j 4:30-1 00 SUf I 4:30?2:00 Frli ?d. 11-12-80 ? 256-0301 1907 Blossom ;s Iran-I 1975 agi "What actually occurred was a complete reversal of what they (the Iraqis) thought would happen," Perkins said. "The war became something the Iranians could rally around. No matter how the people feel about the revolution, they can see the Iraqis as a common enemy.'' PERKINS SAID the Iraqis unaeresumaiea tne Iranians' ability to respond tathe attack. "The Iraqis thought it was going to be a cakewalk, but the resistance was very stiff," he said. Perkins said he believes the United States and the Soviet Union have stayed fairly neutral in the conflict. "Neither one of the powers wants to become directly involved because the consequences would not be desirable," Perkins said. "The U.S.S.K. has a friend r r r-* ^ * * * ' * ? * LUB * * k ^ ice t * M $ * * * * lTO { ? J I .A x I I ^ ! ^ ! ^ ! I I i. i i AVE | UPON PER PIZZA m ot your plus 4 free vlth any Izza only $6 | iday-Thursday | lay-Saturday r ; Good Thurs. 11-13-80 S raq war reement ship pact with Iraq and has helped them with supplies, hut thorn ic cr?mo ouiHonno that indicates they may be supplying Iran also. "But President Saddam Hussein of Iraq is by no means a puppet of the U.S.S.R.," Perkins said. "He has dealt rather harshly with Iraqi communists in the past." Perkins said the conflict is degenerating into a war of attrition. "As the winter comes along, that will probably be more and more the case," he said. "If the Iranians could get into a better bargaining position, they would be more aereeahlp to mediation u Adi I " IIIIWIHI I Th B Wedne This Thu N I The J Earn Extra T Money Urgently needed?people with Mononucleosis to aid in Medical Research. If you have or had within the past 2 weeks Mono, you may qualify for $100.00 per week for 3 hours of your time. Call 254-6537 for more information. : Serologicals of Columbia, Inc. [ j I Suite 105, 2719 Middleburg | j I^^^^Columbia^^C^9204^^^^| y op o[ CoaMuul SC'i own, *Jltuoluinq Tititajjmnl /??/! (? /k StaUm >entim 9n ^ j$h yfwidaif, HoomU% f 3 WT ^r 5.-30 - 5 I I CJuckai /4Ua 'J&M4LHA fcJuduA, /um, and ckuuj; J I 'J&wflolU fvdLtd ieej Uiak), OlioAUJJtU; EflfLoAL T&amma, 9uLoa, %i?*L UtqdaUu, SfuuuA I y^P*y( /4jfaaU; 'MuiaLwu Soup OlUkt (jowi Oujk mfr /tnhpado Salad, GcAu, 7$uad, do^u o\ Je&; J*4"* Giau o{ ujuic wwid Iy^x/Vv uh^1 mea^ '' 9 2> ?f*uW ?7 $3.95 6aU 777-2192 jot xtwuMhofU. VfcTROTlfc] 1 Presents is Wednesday II I RI I TP ^sday Happy Hour 10?12 I rsday Thru Saturday IOHN BRANNEN I BAND I J