Comments on: Iraqis don’t need IEDs from Iran, but Bush and Cheney do http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1728 BTC News: News, politics, opinion and satire Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:52:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Weldon Berger http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1728/comment-page-1#comment-1105485 Weldon Berger Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:32:51 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1728#comment-1105485 Pete, al Sadr is opposed to the Iranian model of government. The Iraqis who support it are the ones al Sadr is battling for control -- the Dawa party, of which the prime minister is a member, and SIIC, which operates the Badr Brigade militia. Both of those groups were hosted and supported by Iran while they were in exile from Saddam's Iraq. They support a federal model and do not oppose direct involvement of clerics in government. Al Sadr is a nationalist who does oppose direct clerical rule. That doesn't rule out Iranian support for al Sadr, but he's not their main man. As far as what the Iranians want to see in Iraq, I'm sure they would prefer a mirror image of their own state, but I'd also guess that they would recognize the adage, "The perfect is the enemy of the good." They want a neighbor they can get along with. Pete, al Sadr is opposed to the Iranian model of government. The Iraqis who support it are the ones al Sadr is battling for control — the Dawa party, of which the prime minister is a member, and SIIC, which operates the Badr Brigade militia. Both of those groups were hosted and supported by Iran while they were in exile from Saddam’s Iraq. They support a federal model and do not oppose direct involvement of clerics in government. Al Sadr is a nationalist who does oppose direct clerical rule. That doesn’t rule out Iranian support for al Sadr, but he’s not their main man.

As far as what the Iranians want to see in Iraq, I’m sure they would prefer a mirror image of their own state, but I’d also guess that they would recognize the adage, “The perfect is the enemy of the good.” They want a neighbor they can get along with.

]]> By: Pete H. http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1728/comment-page-1#comment-1105474 Pete H. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:52:32 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1728#comment-1105474 Unfortunately, you make a case that the Iranians are allied with the Iraqi government and therefore have no interest in attacking government forces. While they reflect a majority Shite population, they are a Sectarian Government. Iran does not want a sectarian government in Iraq, they want a islamic government that can be controlled by the Mullahs. Therefore, they are not allies of the Iraqi government. They are suppying the Shite (al Sadr)militias, instead because they control them, not the Government. Unfortunately, you make a case that the Iranians are allied with the Iraqi government and therefore have no interest in attacking government forces. While they reflect a majority Shite population, they are a Sectarian Government. Iran does not want a sectarian government in Iraq, they want a islamic government that can be controlled by the Mullahs. Therefore, they are not allies of the Iraqi government. They are suppying the Shite (al Sadr)militias, instead because they control them, not the Government.

]]> By: Iran » Blog Archive » Haleh Esfandiari has been imprisoned in Iran for 100 days http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1728/comment-page-1#comment-1105473 Iran » Blog Archive » Haleh Esfandiari has been imprisoned in Iran for 100 days Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:58:39 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1728#comment-1105473 [...] Hardly a day goes by when we don’t hear that Iran is supplying sophisticated IEDs — improvised explosive devices — to Iraqi insurgents. No one doubts that the Iranian government is perfectly willing to do whatever they think will … …more [...] [...] Hardly a day goes by when we don’t hear that Iran is supplying sophisticated IEDs — improvised explosive devices — to Iraqi insurgents. No one doubts that the Iranian government is perfectly willing to do whatever they think will … …more [...]

]]> By: JackD http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1728/comment-page-1#comment-1105447 JackD Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:43:29 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1728#comment-1105447 Given the administration's prior record on evidence in Iraq, one would think the press would be a little skeptical. . . one would think. Given the administration’s prior record on evidence in Iraq, one would think the press would be a little skeptical. . . one would think.

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