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2003-02-18 Iraq
US concern as Iranian-backed troops enter Iraq
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Posted by JAB 2003-02-18 04:31 pm|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Very Interesting!

1) How do we know they are Iranians?
2) Best case: its our idea, on our schedule, with the purpose of starting a landslide of unrest in Iraq.
3) Worst case: we didnt see this one coming.
4) Likely case: Do we really care? If Iran does in iraq and that just leaves Iran standing, doesnt that help our case?

Cool beans. I love it when the 'conventional wisdom' has to take a walk.
Posted by Frank Martin  2003-02-18 17:09:29|| [varifrank.blogspot.com]  2003-02-18 17:09:29|| Front Page Top

#2 How will we know whether their Iranians or Iraqis?

Friendly fire does happen.
Posted by Anonymous 2003-02-18 17:23:19||   2003-02-18 17:23:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Not too late....yet. If we go in by 1st of March, and bag Sammy & Co quickly, that leaves Ayatollah (insert name here) out in the sticks where they're said to be at the moment. Still...that's a big IF. We need to get Turkey onboard now and kick-start this thing.
Posted by Rex Mundi 2003-02-18 18:26:59||   2003-02-18 18:26:59|| Front Page Top

#4 This kind of suggests to me that the Iranians think we're going to invade real soon. They wanted to get some kind of force in Iraq, but not too early -- since that would give the Iraqis a chance to kick them back out again.
Posted by Patrick Phillips 2003-02-18 19:07:30||   2003-02-18 19:07:30|| Front Page Top

#5 I don't think the Iraqis would be so kind as to allow us to announce our alliance with Iran.
Posted by Dishman  2003-02-18 20:41:18||   2003-02-18 20:41:18|| Front Page Top

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