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2014-07-22 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran military might aimed at countering great enemy: Cmdr.

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Posted by Fred 2014-07-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Sounds like Tehran has unofficially recognized the new ISIS Caliphate as a rival like the KSA???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-07-22 03:21|| 2014-07-22 03:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Oh no, JosephM. Iran sees the IS Caliphate as a direct threat to client states Iraq and Syria, and has already sent in significant numbers of Revolutionary Guards to fight IS directly in Iraq, apparently not trusting the Iraqi army to accomplish the task. Hizb'allah, likewise, appears to be all in fighting alongside Assad's troops in Syria.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-07-22 06:56|| 2014-07-22 06:56|| Front Page Top

#3 I've got one question. How will we know when someone wins?

Posted by AlanC 2014-07-22 07:45|| 2014-07-22 07:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Sounds like Tehran has borrowed a page from Baghdad Bob circa 2003. A pause for a moment from Baghdad Bob's history book:

"There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never! Our initial assessment is that they will all die. God will roast their stomachs in hell at the hands of Iraqis. They're coming to surrender or be burned in their tanks. No I am not scared and neither should you be! We are not afraid of the Americans. Allah has condemned them. Let the American infidels bask in their illusion. I triple guarantee you, there are no American soldiers in Baghdad. We are in control. They are in a state of hysteria. Losers, they think that by killing civilians and trying to distort the feelings of the people they will win. I think they will not win, those bastards. We have placed them in a quagmire from which they can never emerge except dead. Washington has thrown their soldiers on the fire." Blah, blah, blah.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-07-22 08:06|| 2014-07-22 08:06|| Front Page Top

#5 How will we know when someone wins?
When the popcorn concession moves on to the next venue.

Posted by 3dc 2014-07-22 17:37|| 2014-07-22 17:37|| Front Page Top

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