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| Iraq |
| Iranian Revolutionary Guard Enter Iraq? |
| 2007-06-25 |
| Iranian forces crossed Iraqi border: report Jun 25 07:23 PM US/Eastern Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces have been spotted by British troops crossing the border into southern Iraq, The Sun tabloid reported on Tuesday. Britain's defence ministry would not confirm or deny the report, with a spokesman declining to comment on "intelligence matters". An unidentified intelligence source told the tabloid: "It is an extremely alarming development and raises the stakes considerably. In effect, it means we are in a full on war with Iran -- but nobody has officially declared it." "We have hard proof that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have crossed the border to attack us. It is very hard for us to strike back. All we can do is try to defend ourselves. We are badly on the back foot." The Sun said that radar sightings of Iranian helicopters crossing into the Iraqi desert were confirmed to it by very senior military sources. In response to the report, a British defence ministry spokesman said: "There is evidence that explosive devices used against our troops in southern Iraq originated in Iran." "Any Iranian link to armed militias in Iraq either through weapons supply, training or funding are unacceptable." |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #14 If they do invade then the question becomes... Will our political leaders fight? or Run? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2007-06-25 23:47 |
| #13 The purpose of the probe is to gain confidence and experience. Why do you think they are attacking the British in the south? Not only is the population sympathetic to Iran, due to tribal roots, but the British have proven themselves to be incapable of fighting back. If I was the Iraqi theater commander, I would order the probe crushed and the dropping of bodies with notes attached to them in Persian warning them if they tried such nonsense again, we would drop the bodies over Tehran and after 24 hours the bombing of Iran would start. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-06-25 23:16 |
| #12 What would be the purpose of the probe? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-06-25 23:11 |
| #11 any other confirming reports from other sources? |
| Posted by: RD 2007-06-25 23:08 |
| #10 I don't think our current Congress would view a direct ICBM attack on DC as causus belli |
| Posted by: Gary and the Samoyeds 2007-06-25 23:08 |
| #9 lost vacation party? |
| Posted by: Grampaw Jeng4631 2007-06-25 22:18 |
| #8 Even better is if actually Iraqi forces make pink sand with the next batch of geraniums. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-06-25 22:13 |
| #7 Lure them, trap them and kill them. See Sitting Bull for directions. I'm not sure why the Iranian navy was allowed to snatch British personnel out of Iraqi waters. The answer is to kill a bunch of them. How can the Iranians complain? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2007-06-25 21:38 |
| #6 I have long considered it one of Iran's tactical goals to make a quick incursion into southern Iraq, with the idea that the Iraqi Shiites will support their invasion. They also figure that it will tie down the US divisions in Iraq, so that they cannot attack Iran. Their primary target would be to occupy Basra, to control Iraq's oil resources, but I would not put it past them to even think they could occupy Najaf. Typically, they would try to use the Iraqi inhabitants as shields, seeing them as expendable. They would also expect a significant fifth column to rise up and create chaos through the region and in Baghdad. The Iranian army on the northern border would be in a defensive posture. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-06-25 21:38 |
| #5 Two points. First of all, the Iranians are probably doing recce into Iraq in hopes of probing defenses, and generally seeing what they can get away with. It might be to our advantage to let these small groups enter and leave, assuming they do little harm, to advise their command that the front is wide open for invasion. Assuming, of course, that if too large an element enters Iraq, we can swat it like a fly. Gives us magnificent causus belli. The other point is that the fourth carrier group is planned for the region, but is intended to stay in the Red Sea, watching the back of the other three groups from attacks coming from the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Aqaba. It can help also insure that friendly ships passing through the Suez Canal are not molested. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-06-25 21:05 |
| #4 Why would they have to come in. I thought "we've lost" Ask Harry. |
| Posted by: plainslow 2007-06-25 20:33 |
| #3 yeah we been hearing it's on for too long, let armidewhatshis name take his pkace as a human shield first |
| Posted by: sinse 2007-06-25 20:30 |
| #2 Now we know why the third Carrier Group is 'speeding' to the area. If we hear of a rumored 4th group movement to the Theater, grab the popcorn...It's ON!! |
| Posted by: smn 2007-06-25 20:29 |
| #1 Shoot their copters down, cut them off! Don't allow any return! Shoot them all like rabid dogs! At least that, damn. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-06-25 20:18 |