Posted on 01/13/2007 4:51:40 PM PST by TexKat
President George W Bush has ordered US forces to launch a military offensive against Iranian officials and Revolutionary Guards officers behind a support and funding network for anti-American fighters in Iraq.
US troops have been authorised to use force to tackle Teheran's agents, who are believed to support both Shia and Sunni fighters
Mr Bush signed the clandestine directive after he was given new intelligence on the scale of Iranian operations to foment violence in Iraq.
US troops were operating under the new instructions when they raided an Iranian "liaison office" in northern Iraq last week, detaining five men, in the latest showdown with Teheran's agents.
The swoop, which was condemned by Iran and its political allies in Iraq, came less than two weeks after a senior Revolutionary Guards commander was seized in another raid near Baghdad with documents linked to the bloodshed. It has fuelled fears of direct armed clashes between US forces and Iranian operatives.
In a further development, US intelligence has learnt that the Shia-led Islamic regime is backing Sunni insurgents in Iraq, as well as the murderous militia operated by its fellow Shia clerics.
"Mr Bush signed the clandestine directive after he was given new intelligence on the scale of Iranian operations to foment violence in Iraq."
I'm all for this and a sustained bombing campaign against Iran, but who in the hell in their right mind would leak this if it was a clandestine directive?
"fueled fears of direct armed clashes between US forces and Iranian operatives."
Oh no not direct armed clashes between US forces and Iranian operatives", anything but that.
Smite them.
US forces turn on Iranians ping!
They are supporting the Sunni terrorists as well?
I'd put that on as the lead news story as Iraqi TV and radio so the Mahdi Army knows who they are really partnering with.
And, yes, they should be closing all of Iran's embassies and offices and searching every pilgrimage bus from Iran at the border.
Iran practices the enemy of my enemy theory.
Iran should look at this as a preview of coming attractions.
Watch your ass Iran, you're next!
Iran is supporting both Sunni and Shia insurgents? How interesting.
This is not a civil war. This a war of Iran, a bunch of Iraqi outcasts (both Shia and Sunni) and Al Qaeda against mostly 25 million innocent Iraqi citizens and our precious soldiers.
The Iraqi government, their 350K troops and their police(for the most part) will fall in on the right side.
It will be interesting to see what Iran's responce to this will be. They already don't care that we know they're shipping military hardware into Iraq for use againt US troops. They are already taking a major risk with that, perhaps now they'll go even further, perhaps trying to create an incident at sea or sending special forces into Iraq to try and take out a high value target while posed as Iraqi insurgents.
Of course Iran is supporting Sunni terrorists. Osama's son is living quietly in Iran.
"My enemy's enemy is my friend."
I think this has been a long time in coming..........
5.56mm
Better late than never :)!
Interesting isn't it.
I'd put that on as the lead news story as Iraqi TV and radio so the Mahdi Army knows who they are really partnering with.
Notice how the Sunni insurgents and the Mahdi Army never seem to target each other. They each only target the innocent defenseless of the other sect...you know the ones at the market or at the University.
What a bunch of pathetic little cowards.
I don't think so. Congress is talking about pulling the plug for funding Iraq.
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