Defense Secretary, in Afghan Capital, Scolds Iran

NYT ^ | 01/16/07 | DAVID S. CLOUD

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Defense Secretary, in Afghan Capital, Scolds Iran

By DAVID S. CLOUD
Published: January 16, 2007

KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 15 — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Monday that Iran was “acting in a very negative way” in the Middle East and that the United States was building up its forces to demonstrate its resolve to remain in the Persian Gulf.

“The Iranians clearly believe that we are tied down in Iraq, that they have the initiative, that they’re in a position to press us in many ways,” Mr. Gates said, speaking to reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels before flying here. “We are simply trying to communicate to the region that we are going to be there for a long time.”

Delivering that message to Iran — and to allies in the region worried that Washington is consumed with stabilizing Iraq — is one of Mr. Gates’s priorities on a trip to the region this week that will take him later to the Persian Gulf.

Senior Pentagon officials said they also planned to stress to the largely Sunni Arab governments worried about Iran that they must assist the United States in Iraq with reconstruction aid and with putting pressure on fellow Sunnis to reach political reconciliation.

President Bush announced last week, in his speech laying out his new Iraq strategy, that he was also sending a second aircraft carrier and several Patriot antimissile batteries to the Persian Gulf.

[USF]

if Iran's mullahcracy doesn't want Arabs in the country, why are so many goon squads made up of Hizzies and Hamas?

What's better than to set up those you disdain, manipulating them to not only carry out tasks you don't want to dirty your own hands with, but also to take the blame...

[Grampa Dave]

If Jimmy Carter hadn't been a Jew Hating sob traitor funded by the Saudis and later the Iranian Islamofascist Serial Killers, none of this BS would be happening today.

I will be adding this to my Iran Collage.

[SunkenCiv]

Double-edged sword.

Thanks Fred for this link:

http://www.defense-update.com/newscast/0107/analysis/analysis-070107.htm

[melancholy]

If Jimmy Carter hadn't been a Jew Hating sob traitor funded by the Saudis and later the Iranian Islamofascist Serial Killers, none of this BS would be happening today.

Right you are. I also find it very strange that this "American" communist, Carter, would be supporting and protecting the only regime that ruined his Presidency and legacy!

Gee, it must be the Stockholm Syndrome or something!

[Grampa Dave]

"Right you are. I also find it very strange that this "American" communist, Carter, would be supporting and protecting the only regime that ruined his Presidency and legacy!"

Follow the money and the hatred of the Jews/Israel.

Carter like the Clintoon was an unknown and basically worthless governor who became president after the MSM made him their poster boy. Who funded his quest and paid for the MSM support. The Saudis have supported Carter for decades.

[SubMareener]

I think the Liberals who wanted Rumsfeld to leave will find that Gates is Rummie with fewer memos, and more stiletto! ;-)

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