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2006-11-17 Iraq

LA Times: Iraq pullout talk makes Iran uneasy

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Posted by Anguck Gleart4401 2006-11-17 12:06|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 On Tuesday night, Tehran's English-language news channel featured commentary from political scientist Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh, who called for the U.S. to remain in Iraq until it has established a strong, stable central government capable of providing adequate security.

"The Americans can't simply withdraw from Iraq, leaving the mess as it is," Mojtahedzadeh said in a telephone interview from the Iranian capital afterward. "Who's going to look for the safety of the Iraqis there? The Iranians can't do it. The Turks can't do it. This is not a question of political rivalry between Iran and the West. It has to do with the fact that the society has to have a government structure in place."

Whoa. Gotta be reverse psychology, right!

Posted by Bobby 2006-11-17 16:05|| 2006-11-17 16:05|| Front Page Top

#2 They're just worried about the direction of the pull-out. What did that Onion story say once? That's it. "We'll just go through Iran."

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2006-11-17 17:04|| 2006-11-17 17:04|| Front Page Top

#3 As wid CHINA > Radical Iran has to be unilater willing and able to support its own ambitions - read, PAY FOR. With approximately 60%-plus of Iran's population at or below the poverty line, not even MOUD + "Twelfer/Twelvers" are likely in a hurry to take over.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-11-17 23:02|| 2006-11-17 23:02|| Front Page Top

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