Posted on 08/15/2006 4:50:10 PM PDT by SandRat
CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq, Aug. 15, 2006 – Iran is fighting two proxy wars, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told servicemembers here Aug. 13. Marine Gen. Peter Pace told servicemembers gathered at the camp chapel that Iran is “fighting a proxy war against Israel by supporting Hezbollah” in Lebanon. Iran also is fighting a proxy war against Iraq and the United States by supporting elements inside Iraq.
Pace said the preferred method of dealing with Iran is via diplomacy. The international community must place pressure on Iran to end its support of the Hezbollah terror group in southern Lebanon, he said.
Hezbollah launched raids across the Israeli-Lebanese border and kidnapped two Israeli soldiers July 12. This sparked retaliation by Israel. A United Nations-brokered ceasefire went into effect yesterday. Iran is the principle national sponsor of Hezbollah.
In Iraq, officials believe Iran has trained many members of Shiite militia groups. There are also allegations that Iran is supplying the groups with weapons, including deadly shaped charges, and places to train and plan.
“There is a lot of diplomacy that may be used, a lot of international pressure that can be used, a lot of international dialogue that can be used with the Iranian government to let them know that we don’t appreciate what they are doing,” Pace said.
Iranian Trouble makers.
Is this just an Iranian proxy war, or a Russian, Iranian, Syrian tri-level proxy war using Hezbollah?
We know who, the question is what are we going to do about it?
He neglected to mention that we and Israel are beating seven bells out of their proxies, without any serious reduction in our respective war capabilities.
Diplomacy is the preferred method against Iran? This is what is wrong with our policy. It won't work. That is WHY Iran is doing these things.
Paging General caldwell... your "no evidence of iran's involvement in Iraq" statement is on line one and hungry for a bite of your bottom!
LLS
“There is a lot of diplomacy that may be used, a lot of international pressure that can be used, a lot of international dialogue that can be used with the Iranian government to let them know that we don’t appreciate what they are doing,” Pace said
More leaders of both our parties and around the globe should be speaking these truths about Iran.
We all know.
The question is, "What are we gonna do about it?"
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