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The US military commander in Iraq has accused Iran of providing covert support to Shia extremists in Iraq.
Iran equips and trains Shia militia groups, Gen George Casey said, adding that its influence had risen recently.
Although the US has no evidence that Iranians were operating directly in Iraq, Gen Casey said "surrogates" regularly attacked US troops.
He also suggested that some troops were likely to leave Iraq this year, but no final decision has yet been taken.
Originally posted by maloy
. And US cannot do a thing about it (which is a relief for most of the world).
As for securing the border- this is virtually impossible. US troops are stretched thin as it is. Also people cross the Iraq/Iran border all the time for various reasons and you cannot prevent them from doing it. US can't secure its border with Mexico, and doing the same with Iraq will be impossible.
instead there intel agents are aiding the enemys of freedom.
Originally posted by kojac
All this black and white when there is sooo much grey..
Originally posted by AlphaHumana
What we need to do is convince Iran's gasoline suppliers (yes SUPPLIERS - they've got tons of oil, but they lack the modern technology to efficiently refine it and are importing 180,000 barrels of gasoline daily) to just cut them off.
Iran has ambitious plans to upgrade refineries over the next five years and lift daily gasoline output to 120 million litres.
Originally posted by AlphaHumana
Poof! Major hit to their economy and perhaps it will make the middle-class join the students in their dissent and dissatisfication with their current regime.
Originally posted by xpert11
So much grey ?
While I agree that there are many grey areas in life this isnt one of them these people are brainwashed into blowing themselvs up in markets and other crowded areas.
What else would call the insurgents in Iraq they are hardly a "friend" to the Iraqi people ?
Originally posted by AlphaHumana
What we need to do is convince Iran's gasoline suppliers (yes SUPPLIERS - they've got tons of oil, but they lack the modern technology to efficiently refine it and are importing 180,000 barrels of gasoline daily) to just cut them off. Poof! Major hit to their economy and perhaps it will make the middle-class join the students in their dissent and dissatisfication with their current regime.
news.bbc.co.uk...
Iran is to stop importing petrol from September and instead start rationing the fuel, its oil minister has said
Originally posted by jajabinks
After more than 3 years of brutal military occupation preceding an illegal invasion, with 85-97% of the Iraqi Arab population (the Kurdish north has in effect seceeded) wanting the US out now;
Originally posted by iqonx
I just thaught of something which is why is America complaining about Iran allegedly arming an insurgency in Iraq when America themselves regularly arm Insurgents/guerillas/warlords and terrorists around the world in places such as Asia, Latin America, Africa and the middle east infact wearn't they just arming secular warlords against muslims in Somalia just a few weeks ago.