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Ambassador Crocker: Iran the Winner if US Abandons Iraq
Herald Sun ^ | September 10, 2007

Posted on 09/10/2007 4:13:42 PM PDT by nuconvert

Ambassador Crocker: Iran the Winner if US Abandons Iraq

September 10, 2007

Agence France-Presse

From Correspondents in Washington

US Ambassador Ryan Crocker warned overnight Iran "would be a winner" if the United States abandons Iraq and allows the Islamic republic to consolidate its influence. In testimony to the US Congress, Mr Crocker raised the specter of an Iranian intervention if the United States withdraws and Iraq plunges into civil war.

"Undoubtedly Iran would be a winner in this scenario, consolidating

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 110th; crocker; cutandrun; iran; iraq; ryancrocker; wot

1 posted on 09/10/2007 4:13:47 PM PDT by nuconvert
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To: nuconvert

Yes, he did. An excellent job today before the rat house members. He killed them with his stats...a calm brilliant display....he ate their lunch...HA HA


2 posted on 09/10/2007 4:49:39 PM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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To: shield

Honestly, we should have seen this coming. The truth is that it will be nearly impossible to forestall and Iranian takeover of at least half of Iraq unless we keep troops there indefinitely. Say what you will of Sadaam, but he kept a lid on things and what too incompetent to know that his scientists were making zero progress on nukes.


3 posted on 09/10/2007 5:01:59 PM PDT by rbg81 (DRAIN THE SWAMP!!)
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To: rbg81
saddamn...was a haven for terrorist...we had NO choice...we'll stay as long as it takes. We've been in Germany, Japan and SK...for yrs if that what it takes...we can manage to do just that...

Saddamn...can be linked to OKCB...and 911...and no telling what else...

4 posted on 09/10/2007 5:08:59 PM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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