US officials: Decision on confronting Iran up to Iraq

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iraqi leaders have been given the latest U.S. evidence of Iranian support for militias inside Iraq, and Baghdad will decide what to do about it, two senior Pentagon officials said Wednesday.

Marine Lt. Gen. John Sattler, director of strategy, plans and policy for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki possesses the evidence, which other officials said contradicts Tehran's stated commitment to stop providing arms, weapons technology and training to Shiite militias inside Iraq.

"It's in Prime Minister al-Maliki's hands right now, the evidence as to whether or not he's been lied to — bald-faced lied to — by the Iranian government," Sattler told a Pentagon news conference.

"The evidence inside Baghdad has been shared with the Iraqi leadership, and that's where it stands right now," he added.



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[Barrett808]

1. Because that worked so well the last time

:eyes:

[fascisthunter]

2. Sick Bastards... this Administration and Their Nazi's are Forcing this War

Man o man... I dream the day we implicate everyone of these sick fuckers for starting wars. It's time for a bit of justice.

[LakeSamish706]

5. I wish I could see that day coming... But I seriously doubt that they will..

these sick assholes will ever be held accountable.

[fascisthunter]

6. They Will if We Make Them

Not just you and me but a massive movement.

[LakeSamish706]

7. I don't really know how others feel, but holding these suckers accountable...

is very important to me. I know that our next President is going to be buried in trying to get this country back on track, but we can't just let the thugs that did this walk away scott free IMO.

[fascisthunter]

10. I Understand Where You are Coming From...

This government of ours is extremely corrupt and we can see they serve the wealthy elite or business interests that bribe them... yeah, I know. Some like to call it "lobbying". I call it bribery...

Arguing a case by using petitions is wholly Democratic. We need to remove money from the equation as much as possible.

[LakeSamish706]

3. They seriously want us to believe that bullshit? Yeah, its up al-Maliki.... Not.

More like its up to Dick Cheney would be more like it.

[tularetom]

4. Let's you and him fight

Maliki doesn't wipe his ass without getting permission from cheney first. So I wonder what he might have to say about confronting Iran?

[bemildred]

8. Right. We would never meddle in Iraqi foreign policy issues. nt

[ohio2007]

9. Iraq better start making a lot of decisions

the US crutch isn't going to be there forever in spite of what McCain/Hillary think