[Rutles4Ever]

Looks like Syria and Iran are looking to blow the Middle East wide open. Could be a long summer in the desert.

[Jet Jaguar]

BTTT

[rodguy911]

Why didn’t we scramble some jets and blow them off the face of the earth?

[Cementjungle]

"Any Iranian link to armed militias in Iraq either through weapons supply, training or funding are unacceptable."

That was probably the extent of our response, issuing a statement that it's "unacceptable".

[EagleUSA]

Whatever happened to the Bush Doctrine???

[silverleaf]

explains the build up of US carriers in/near the Gulf

Also an attack on Iraq would be a useful Iranian distraction to divert the West in the event Iran and Syria plan to sponsor another war against Israel

[elhombrelibre]

Iranian forces in Iraq ping.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Don’t smell quite rite to me...

[do the dhue]

Could be a long summer in the desert

Or better yet, it could be a short one:

[Thud]

Unconfirmed.

[verity]

It would be advisable to wait for confirmation from an authoritative source before suffering a self inflicted wedgie. :-)

[lowbridge]

"It is an extremely alarming development and raises the stakes considerably.

When we did NOTHING in regards to Iran supporting terrorism in Iraq, this was the next natural step. Now if we do nothing about this, we will see Iranian troops trying to enter Baghdad

[lowbridge]

As Hitler started to try and achieve his aims, Britain and France appeased him, and allowed Germany to become more powerful.

-snip

Neville Chamberlain was considered a national hero for managing to avoid another war. However, 3 days after he returned to britain, Hitler invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia. Britain and France once again did nothing and appeased Hitler.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A828317

[Deo volente]

In effect, it means we are in a full on war with Iran -- but nobody has officially declared it."


We've been in a full on war with Iran since 1979 when they seized our embassy. They've been fighting the war ever since in various ways, but we refuse to fight back.

Soon, they will have nuclear weapons, but our president is more concerned right now with making sure the Mexican invaders don't feel uncomfortable while trying to cross our borders.

[huldah1776]

Didn’t Blair leave office? Maybe Iran is pushing to see which way our allies will go now. Just a thought.

[HardStarboard]

>>>We are badly on the back foot." <<<

Thats the incredibly asinine British rules of engagement talking again: when Iran took the British Marines hostage, the head of the Navy said that British rules of engagement is such situations is "decidedly de-esclatory"!!

Translation - "you ain't gonna get a fight out of us"!

[tricky_k_1972]

DU has the same article posted, only (ahem), NO RESPONSES.

In other words “Move Along, Nothing To See here”.

[shield]

bfl

[Names Ash Housewares]

Sun tabloid?

How reliable can this be?

I mean I have no doubt Iran is meddling big time, hell beyond meddling.

[LetsRok]

I have a brother-in-law who server two tours in Iraq during this war. He told us LAST YEAR that the US was already fighting in Iran, but no one is reporting it.

[Gritty]