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Iran
Iran will not remain neutral if America attacks Syria, says ex-Revolutionary Guards chief
2003-04-15
Best reason for attacking Syria yet! Lets us pull in the big fish with it.
Iran will not remain neutral if the United States attacks its ally Syria, but military strikes against U.S. forces are not an option, Iran's former Revolutionary Guards chief said Tuesday. "We will not engage in military confrontation with the Americans, but will employ all our nonmilitary facilities to prevent such an attack or to support Syria," Mohsen Rezaei told a news conference.
That's Persian for "We'll do... ummm... something else." When there's general ass-kicking going on, it's never a good idea to bend over...
Rezaei, now secretary of Iran's powerful advisory Expediency Council, said Iran was "happy" to see Saddam ousted because he "invaded our country, devastated our economy and killed hundreds of thousands of our troops and civilians" during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. "But Syria is our puppy strategic ally," said Rezaei, whose comments represent views held by Iran's ruling conservatives. "During the (Iran-Iraq) war, our warplanes took off from Syria to bomb targets in Iraq."
"We couldn't just turn out backs on them. Of course, we can step back a good distance and watch what happens to them..."
Rezaei also said Washington should compensate Tehran for damages sustained by stray coalition missiles that landed in southwestern Iran during the latest war and for damages to its economy.
That's Persian for "give us money."
Rezaei said President Mohammad Khatami's policy of detente toward America was "on the verge of failure" because Washington has so far rejected Iran's overtures to mend diplomatic ties severed since the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran.
What's the temperature in hell these days? Getting close to freezing?
Posted by:Ben

#4  Rezaei also said Washington should compensate Tehran for damages sustained by stray coalition missiles...

How about we promise not to hit you with any more stray weapons???
Posted by: Old Patriot   2003-04-15 13:18:28  

#3  "During the (Iran-Iraq) war, our warplanes took off from Syria to bomb targets in Iraq."
now there's an interesting revelation! do iraqis know this?
Posted by: Anonymous   2003-04-15 13:16:05  

#2  And the Iranians said: "Hey America, how 'bout a little something, you know, for the damages caused by the stray coalition missiles that landed in southwestern Iran?

And America says, there won't be any money.... but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness...

So they got that going for them....which is nice.
Posted by: ----------<<<<-   2003-04-15 13:00:51  

#1  "We will not engage in military confrontation with the Americans, but will employ all our nonmilitary facilities to prevent such an attack or to support Syria," Mohsen Rezaei told a news conference.

Translation: terrorist attacks via Hezbollah and sundry other Iranian-backed terrorist organizations.

If the Iranian mullahs try such a thing, they're going to be dead meat.

Rezaei also said Washington should compensate Tehran for damages sustained by stray coalition missiles that landed in southwestern Iran during the latest war and for damages to its economy.

The only thing that he should get is the big middle finger.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2003-04-15 11:54:34  

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