Posted on 09/25/2006 10:21:52 PM PDT by DoctorZIn
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Is Iran about to launch a war in northern Iraq?
- DEBKAfile reported that a new Middle East war is in the offing with Turkish and Iranian air units are poised for an imminent coordinated invasion of the northern Iraqi Kurdistan. The report claimed Iranian and Turkish assault troops are already deployed 7-8 km deep inside Iraqi territory.
The EU/Iran have weeks to agree on an agenda for more talks.
- Reuters reported that France said that EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iran had weeks rather than months to agree an agenda for talks about Tehran's nuclear program.
The Islamic Republic rolls out new military technology.
- IranMania reported that its researchers have built an anti-aircraft laser warning system for increasing the defense capability of the Iranian Armed Forces.
- Peoples Daily reported that a new generation of drones was delivered to Iran's armed forces.
Here are a few other news items you may have missed.
- Bill Samii, Eurasianet reported that the election for the Assembly of Experts is getting bitter as a battle between Rafsanjani and Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi.
- Lally Weymouth, The Washington Post published her conversation with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
- Mark Steyn, The Orange County Register considered the question: Why shouldn't Iran have nuclear weapons?
- Richard N. Haass, Los Angeles Times in an article titled: Speaking With the Enemy, attempted to explain why his invitation of Ahmadinejad to meet with CFR members was a good idea.
- Eric Allie, Townhall published a cartoon: Chavez and Ahmadinejad - In love.
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The war will result in wackjobs nuclear toy factory being destroyed immediately.
Does this mean we have to kick Turkey's @$$ as well?
The short answer is "no". We're working with the Turks and the Iraqi Kurds to try to reign in the PKK. For Iran to "launch a war" (as opposed to possible punitive raids against the Kurds) would bring them into direct confrontation with us. The Iranians don't want that, at this time (even though they already have agents inside Iraq). DEBKA's full of it, per SOP.
So would the pentagon continue in its failed police action?
Or have the Soviets and Chi-coms effectively cowed our
great leader this is like payback for the Soviet mis-adventure which we engineered in Afganistan , the enemy
of my enemy is my friend (for awhile)
With over 100,000 american troops in Iraq right now, I'd rank it up there with Hitler invading Russia on the military blunder level.
What evidence is there that we would do anything or even be in a position to do anything. We wouldnt take out Taliban
forces with a drone, we treat these terrorists better than
our own soldiers. The insurgents could be wiped off the map
if the high command so chooses if Bush cant weild a military
to take out a small number of loosely related terror cells in Iraq how can he project power into Iran.
Meanwhile some idiot Admiral is playing kissy face with his
communist counterpart off the coast of California.
Our military seems cowed and ineffective just like the IDF
looked against Hezzbolla. I do agree that Iran wont invade
Iraq offically just yet but not because they are afraid of us.Bush needs to start projecting power in the Arab world
that means killing lots of people and breaking everything.
Afganistan Al-Q will move first, as a theater distraction. This x-classic Ramadan offensive is onset failed, by a current US/Kurd resolve. We will be smokin' sumbasturds. When iranian complicity is marked- the bad game will begin.
If it's tuesday, it must be time for another Debka debunking.
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