Hundreds of thousands of Iranian troops are now having a military exercise near the border with Iraq!
Hundreds of thousands of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards began military maneuvers Sunday near the border with Iraq, with a top commander saying
the exercise was designed to reinforce Iran's resolve to defend itself against "big powers."
Iran, which views the United States as an arch foe, is concerned about the U.S. military presence in Iraq, to the west of Iran, and in Afghanistan, to
the east of Iran.
President Bush has described Iran as part of an "axis of evil," along with North Korean and Iraq under the ousted dictator Saddam Hussein.
Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi, the chief of the Revolutionary Guards, told state radio that "hundreds of thousands" of troops were taking part in the
nine-day maneuvers in western Iran.
The exercises would involve missiles, fighter aircraft and helicopters, Zolqadr said.
So many troops. Do they want a piece of Iraq? Or do they just want to show off?
[edit on 2006/4/25 by Hellmutt]
