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2011-10-31 Iraq

US said negotiating combat presence in Kuwait

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Posted by tipper 2011-10-31 03:36|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Iran's response ....

* TOPIX > [Tehran Times] US BUILDUP NEAR IRAQ LACKS PRUDENCE: IRAN'S FOREIGN MINSTER [Salehi].

Iran is repor proceeding in plans to arm IRGC units wid " ZAFAR" ANTI-NAVAL CRUISE MISSLES, + is demandinga formal apology from the US oer US allegations in the plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the US.

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* SAME > [Bloomberg] NASR: WHY CONTAIN IRAN WHEN ITS OWN AIMS WILL [may?] DO THAT?

As the US completes its pullout from Iraq + Afghanistan, Iran will no longer have the "Great Satan" to blame as cover for its own hegemonic ambitions ahz regional fellow Muslims, + domestic econ + democratic policy failures???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-10-31 22:42|| 2011-10-31 22:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Interesting. Not Libya, to introduce stabilization for the fledgling democracies and as a gateway to north africa, but Kuwait, to insulate Saudia Arabia from Iraq, Iran, et. al.

Posted by Skidmark 2011-10-31 23:18|| 2011-10-31 23:18|| Front Page Top

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