Bush White House Won't Cite Evidence of Iran Backing for Hizbullah

Geostrategy Direct Backgrounder ^ | August 2nd 2006 | Washington Times Pentagon reporter Bill Getrz

[gopwinsin04]

Bush White House won't cite evidence of Iran backing for Hizbullah

The Bush administration appears to be playing down the significant role played by Iran in supplying arms and other support to Hizbullah in Lebanon, apparently a result of the dominance of diplomats in the corridors of power.

Nicholas Burns, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, is said to be the leading soft-line official within the administration who favors the current policy of avoiding a major expose of Teheran's involvement in the Lebanon fighting.

Burns’ power is said to be increasing under Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who, like her predecessor, has delegated much authority for policymaking to career bureaucrats.

The Pentagon policymakers are preoccupied with Iraq and are wary of any actions between Israel and Hizbullah that would require a commitment of troops or other direct U.S. military involvement.

According to intelligence officials, there is ample proof that Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps operatives are involved in regular arms shipments from several locations in Iran, including Bandar Abbas.

[Wolfie]

Well, isn't that special?

[ichabod1]

Burns’ power is said to be increasing under Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who, like her predecessor, has delegated much authority for policymaking to career bureaucrats.

So what does that make her? A figurehead? But she's a woman, and a minority. That makes her a lousy figurehead in the viciously racist and misogynistic middle east.

[AmericaUnited]

No, maybe it's more like as soon as we show them what we know, THEY KNOW how/where/who we got it from.

[The Blitherer]

The Bush administration appears to be playing down the significant role played by Iran in supplying arms and other support to Hizbullah in Lebanon

AAAAARGH!!!

[wideawake]

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[marsh_of_mists]

I hope that's not true. One of the most important things is for them to be pressing how Hezbollah is contected with Syria and Iran.

[gondramB]

>>Bush White House won't cite evidence of Iran backing for Hizbullah<<

Maybe the information is classified or would expose methods or sources.

[johnny7]

Winds of war...

[My2Cents]

It would force the Bush Administration to actually do something about Iran.

[Tulsa Ramjet]

So Bush whips up the nation on the "Axis of Evil" and then decides to downshift gears and let "diplomacy" handle a nation that wants to destroy a democratic nation. Some poll by Rove must have just come in hot off the press.

this is utterly....pathetic.

[pissant]

Bush has NOT been downplaying Iran's role one bit in his very public statements. This is a disingenous article.

[gopwinsin04]

Sounds like they will wait for the UN to do something, via sanctions.

[rollo tomasi]

Don't want to piss off one of Iran's best business partners now would we.

This war on terror is a loss if we keep giving time to Syria and Iran.

F' the French, F' the Russians and F' the press. It is time we go all in before Iran develops nuclear capabilities and really cause a lot of damage in the Middle East.

[processing please hold]

That makes her a lousy figurehead in the viciously racist and misogynistic middle east.

Maybe if she wore a burka and if she had two male relatives along, they would send a lowly underling to speak with her.

[gopwinsin04]

I think what Gertz is trying to say here is that the Clinton holdovers at State are being left to cull power while Condi is busy with pressing matters of war.

[traditional1]

I'm sure the NY Times has it, but won't print it in our lifetime.

Why would the White House want to divulge classified intelligence information just to prove what common sense shows?

[John Carey]

A lot of people think Condi was taken totally by surprise by the Israelis this week......Outclassed is the word going around....

[ExTexasRedhead]

This is insanity. Perhaps the terrorists have already used mind-numbing chemical weapons in DC. I don't think there's a sane politician left. God help us all.