Article

2014-12-30 Iraq

Sunni tribes threaten to seek help from Tehran to fight ISIS if Washington does not respond

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-12-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Good, I'm about tired of hearing about the US supplying weapons and money to all these different groups with no return what so ever.

Posted by chris 2014-12-30 09:13|| 2014-12-30 09:13|| Front Page Top

#2 All by design. Trying to 'engage' the Persians, are we not?

Posted by Mullah Richard 2014-12-30 09:46|| 2014-12-30 09:46|| Front Page Top

#3 In soviet USA, The Great Game plays you.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2014-12-30 12:11|| 2014-12-30 12:11|| Front Page Top

#4 LOL.

Posted by Shipman 2014-12-30 13:08|| 2014-12-30 13:08|| Front Page Top

#5 As said times before, this may be the way how a US-Iran war may start in the ME, wid Shia/Houthi-troubled, Base-too-Far Sunni Qatar asking the ISIS/ISIL + aligned to help contain or defeat the Shia/Houthi insurgency, a move which in turn could invite direct military intervention by Iran in its desire to protect its Shia brethren on the Arabian Peninsula.

The US-Allies have to decide what kind of mutually beneficial compromise including pro-Shia reforms can be realistically achieved + supported.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-12-30 20:48|| 2014-12-30 20:48|| Front Page Top

#6 More ...

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > OBAMA: IRAN TO BE A VERY SUCCESSFUL REGIONAL POWER.

HHMMMM, HHMMM, as oppos to being a OWG Global Co-Superpower, Nukulaar + all, leading one or more various OWG Global Federal Union(s)???

Artic is broadly true - but the SNAFU/FUBAR is the Anti-US OWG Globalist agenda which wants IRAN + OTHER to be "US-style" Co-Superpowers, IN PARITY WID THE US NOT INFERIORITY.

AGAIN, TO BE A "US-STYLE" CO-SUPERPOWER AS DEFINED BY THE GLOBIES, THEPOST-COLD WAR "SOLE" SUPERPOWER USA MUST UNILATERALLY VOLUNTARILY GIVE UP OR SURRENDER, ETC. SOMETHING SO THAT THESE CO-SUPS CAN RISE TO PARITY.

IOW, Iran = Russia = China = ..., etc. = being a lowly or mere "Regional Power" isn't gonna cut the mustard, either for these Nations andor espec the OWG Globies.

* SAME > [NewsMax] REPORT; US MOVES ARMS [from Afghanistan] TO KUWAIT, GEARS UP FOR ASSAULT ON ISIS.

A US-Iranian SSSSHHH ...CCCCCC "joint" campaign [Co-Superpowers?] agz the ISIS/ISIL in Iraq, but youse officially didn't hear it from them???

VERSUS

* TOPIX > [Star Tribune] AMERICA [POTUS Obama] TO COME OFF WAR FOOTING AT YEAR'S END [EOY 2014] BUT COMBAT LINGERS ON IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, + SYRIA.

* TOPIX > [NewsMax] PAUL VALLELY [MGEN, USA (ret.)] : IRAN FIGHTING ISIS DANGEROUS FOR US.

* SAME > [The American Interest] UNLIKE THE US, IRAN IS IN IT TO WIN IN IRAQ.

Iran's army + NGOS in Iraq are almost as large as the Iraqi Army = ISF + getting larger, + could very easily devol or turn into a major geopol or strategic headache for the USA iff the latter miscalculates on Iran's intentions or agenda.

Or RUSSIA'S, or CHINA'S, or ...

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-12-30 22:41|| 2014-12-30 22:41|| Front Page Top

23:55 Bill Clinton
23:54 gorb
23:51 gorb
23:51 Bill Clinton
23:40 CrazyFool
23:06 JosephMendiola
23:02 JosephMendiola
22:59 trailing wife
22:49 JosephMendiola
22:41 JosephMendiola
22:01 Pappy
21:56 Pappy
21:43 ed in texas
21:17 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664
20:56 Bill Clinton
20:55 JosephMendiola
20:52 Bill Clinton
20:50 Bill Clinton
20:48 JosephMendiola
19:55 Glenmore
18:51 Barbara
18:44 Barbara
18:43 Frank G
18:35 DarthVader