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2011-03-10 Afghanistan

SAS seize Iranian rockets destined for Taliban fighters

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Posted by 2011-03-10 08:53|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Last month, a senior American officer in Afghanistan said Iran wanted "to be in the game" and could increase its support "overnight" through well-established smuggling networks.

That would be "well-established" and thriving cross-border smuggling networks run by corrupt Afghan Border Patrol, Afghan Army, and Afghan Police FOK'rs (Friends of Karzai) who extort hundreds of millions of USD each year...but who's activities remain OFF LIMITS due to US State Department tacit mandate. Welcome to the Stans.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-03-10 09:19|| 2011-03-10 09:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Return to sender. Splodey end first.

Posted by No I am The Other Beldar 2011-03-10 10:26|| 2011-03-10 10:26|| Front Page Top

#3 sounds like an act of war - a real CIA would be actively arming and providing guidance to the anti-mullah resistance

Posted by Frank G on the road 2011-03-10 11:32|| 2011-03-10 11:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Roger that, Beldar.

Posted by mojo 2011-03-10 12:05|| 2011-03-10 12:05|| Front Page Top

#5 How about they dust off this plan?

Posted by tu3031 2011-03-10 12:10|| 2011-03-10 12:10|| Front Page Top

#6 With friends like Iran and Pakistan who needs enemies!

Posted by Paul 2011-03-10 12:26|| 2011-03-10 12:26|| Front Page Top

#7 They wanna be in the game, huh?

One of the best reasons I can think of for continuing the U.S. presence in Afghanistan is because it borders Iran. Heh, heh.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-03-10 14:26|| 2011-03-10 14:26|| Front Page Top

#8 In fact, when you look at a map, Iran has Iraq on one side and Afghanistan on the other. Gee, I wonder if that ever occurred to George W. Bush?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-03-10 14:38|| 2011-03-10 14:38|| Front Page Top

#9 Hopefully the geopolitical aspects of the U.S. having significant military presence in Afgan and Iraq and surrounding Iran was NOT lost on Bush. In fact, that alone would justify both wars. Unfortunately, the demonization and BDS that passed as politics and media coverage effectively knee-capped the strategy. So, we are going to end up with a nuclear Iran, Muslim Brotherhood controlling Egypt (and Suez) and all sorts of other really wonderful, dangerous problems. What could-a, should-a been.

Posted by sam3rd 2011-03-10 18:02|| 2011-03-10 18:02|| Front Page Top

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