In Sunday's briefing about Iran's involvement in Iraq the claim was made that "Iran is a significant contributor to attacks on coalition forces." Well, most of our casualties have been in Sunni, not Shi'ite areas. Why would Shi'ite Iran help the Sunnis? Would they not supply the Iraqi Shi'ites? Aren't many of the Sunni forces supplied by other Sunni countries, such as our ally Saudi Arabia?
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Is Iran supplying the Sunni Insurgents?
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The short answers are "Yes" and "Yes". Although, it is remotely possible Iran might supply the Sunnis, short-term, if they thought it the most effective way of disrupting the American military. Very unlikely, though.
I am amused by the self-righteous attitude of this administration over the issue, given the history of US arms trades in the past that have seriously harmed Iran. A case of "Alright for us to do it, but not for you."
It's a strange situation where the US government is doing its damnedest to implicate Iran, and its own military is refusing to support the stance. My belief is the administration is desperate for an excuse to wage war with Iran before George W Bush runs out of time. He needs a lot more support from the American people before implementing such a strategy. This is one way to try and gain that support, or at least, negate any shock to the US population of a preemptive strike against Iran.
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