Posted on 01/12/2007 9:33:40 PM PST by do the dhue
Edited on 01/13/2007 3:46:43 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
WASHINGTON - An order from President Bush authorized a series of U.S. raids against Iranians in Iraq as part of a broad military offensive, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday.
Bush issued the order several months ago, Rice told The New York Times as she prepared to visit the Middle East. She said the president acted "after a period of time in which we saw increasing activity" among Iranians in Iraq "and increasing lethality in what they were producing."
Five Iranians were detained by U.S.-led forces this week after a raid on an Iranian government liaison office in northern Iraq, a move that has frayed even further the relations between the two countries. The United States accuses Iran of helping provide roadside bombs that have killed American troops in Iraq, and a bitter standoff already exists over Tehran's nuclear program.
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Why did he stop?
This implies fairly clearly that there were political hand-cuffs on our troops...and these restrictive rules of engagement are still there...with the ultimate micro-managing still being reserved for the White House and Foggy Bottom.
This kind of mistaken administrative notion of how to wage war, is symptomatic of a lack of trust of the commanders on the ground...a clear contradiction of every assurance previously given.
Thank You W for fighting the War on Terror.
Don't stop until we are in Tehran.
It shouldn't have even been a consideration. Causing trouble? Get taken out.
But then again, Sadr is still running around.
Heck, they raided our Embassy (in '79). I see this as a move
to de-escalate tension!
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