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Iraq
Iraq official says 'big fat no' to attack on Iran
2007-10-05
Posted by:Oztralian

#5  REALCLEARPOLITICS > THE GUARD [IRGC]RUNS THE SHOW IN IRAN, from CSMonitor; + FALLOUT FROM IRAN ATTACK WOULD BE DEVASTATING [Guardian.UK]. See also LUCIANNE > Asian Limited War/Comflict [e.g. India-Pakistan, circa 100 nuke detonations] would kill 1.0Bilyuhn all across Asia via direct and indirect causes. Other severe Regional-Global consequences.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-10-05 23:44  

#4  I think lotp's summary is accurate, but there's more to the story than the headline. Seems there's a point fast approaching when the arab shiites, as well as the kurds, begin to part company with the persians - particularly if minorities w/in Iranian's borders act up.
Posted by: Chuckles Jaise7272   2007-10-05 22:41  

#3  al-Rubaie and the others in Maliki's party / movement spent years in Iran, sheltered there as they attacked the Ba'athists under Saddam - including during the Iran/Iraq war.

These are some of the Shi'ites who rose up at the CIA's urging only to have the US refuse to back them. The slaughter was pretty horrid and did not advance their trust or respect for us. We're just one more regime they can try to use to gain control of the country for the majority population, as they see it.
Posted by: lotp   2007-10-05 21:22  

#2  Iraq officials said no before the US attacked Iraq too...
Posted by: Laurence of the Rats   2007-10-05 21:08  

#1  Mowaffak al-Rubaie can STFU and steer well clear of whatever America needs to do in the name of our national security. This ungrateful cockroach should learn how to show some true appreciation for how we've liberated his country. I hope a big fat al Qaeda car bomb or Iranian EFP finds him in the very near future.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-10-05 20:48  

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