*Yawn* US says Iran supports Syria’s battle against insurrection
It seems like every week someone brings forth proof that the US is at war with Iran, that Iran undermines peace and stability in the world. Like this morning, the Wall Street Journal reports that the Obama Administration has proof that Iran is helping the Syrian government fight against pro-reform protesters there as well as trying to take over the protests in Bahrain and Yemen;
“We believe that Iran is materially assisting the Syrian government in its efforts to suppress their own people,” said an Obama administration official.
U.S. officials say they don’t see Iran as the driving force behind popular revolts against longtime U.S. allies in the Mideast, and caution they have no concrete evidence that Iran is providing or preparing large-scale financial or military support to opposition elements in Bahrain or Yemen.
Rather, the White House has worried that protracted political turmoil could provide an opening for additional influence by Tehran, whose nuclear ambitions are a concern to the U.S. and its allies in Europe and the Middle East.
But, so what? No one is willing to do anything about it. Iran has barely crawled into the 18th century in regards to the way they deal with the rest of the world. They’re another third world shit hole, yet the civilized world treats them as if they’re a super power. What good do these public condemnations of Iran do if no one is willing to stomp them back into their place?
Category: Terror War
Iran is the number one reason why I will always regard Carter as the worst president of my lifetime, hands down. He could have gotten the Shah to improve human rights by supporting him with major conditions–instead Carter simply pulled the rug out from under the Shah and allowed Iran to slip into the theocratic terror-state it is today.
NHSSparky: Too true. Iran is Jimmy’s creation. Everything you said is true. Sooner or later we will have to deal with Iran, but everyone is too timid. Even with proven Iranian EFP’s killing our soldiers they do nothing.
*NHSparky, sorry 🙂
So where was the shock factor when Iranian Revolutionary Guardsmen were killing American soldiers in Iraq from about late ’05 onward?
Not just then. Beirut bombing, anyone? Hezbollah has been supported by Iran almost from the get-go.
And let’s take the “what ifs” a bit further. Had the Shah not fallen, had the Ayatollah not come to power in Iran, it’s entirely possible Saddam would not have been compelled to invade Iran. Remember, his original justification for starting the Iran-Iraq war was Shia insurgency, the 1980 attempted assassination of Tariq Aziz, among other reasons (border disputes, etc.) While Saddam might have done it anyway, he was certainly empowered or at least thought Iran would be a pushover given their new government.
And then, were it not for the Iran-Iraq war, Iraq would not have used the “reparations” aspect of the invasion of Kuwait as a means to pay for the Iran-Iraq war in the first place…
And you see where I’m going. And of course this doesn’t include Iran’s support of Hezbollah, etc., for the last 30+ years as well, destabilizing the entire region.
I agree with jerry920 — eventually we’re going to have to deal with Iran. You can actually fill in the blank, any patch on the quilt will do. And the big one, the elephant in the room, is Saudi Arabia; because while they may not be physically fighting us, they are bankrolling everyone who is.
I don’t disagree that eventually Iran will have to be dealt with. The questions are when, and how.
The immediate post-Khomeini regime, after consolidating power, sent the Revolutionary Guards to many places to seed an eventual Islamic conflict. Bosnia, Kosovo, Venezuela, Mexico, Lebanon, Syria, Europe, and North Africa host, or have hosted Iranian agents. Iran’s influence, and capability to influence, the globe is considerable.
The greatest weakness is the current regime’s millenialism. If the 12th Imam doesn’t show up soon, with demonstrable affect, the Iranian mullahs are going to end up like Edgar Cayce.
The time to strike is the point just after the anger sets in among the Iranians over the failure of their messiah to appear. The how is swift, exceptionally brutal, and thorough. The fanatics will have to be permitted their martyrdom.
But it’s a race right now. Can the POTUS take the US of A apart faster than Iran’s millenialist gamble fails?