US envoy says Iraq report will sound warning on Iran

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KAR670980.htm

BAGHDAD, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Washington's envoy to Iraq warned Americans on Thursday that pulling U.S. troops out of the country could open the door to a "major Iranian advance" that would threaten U.S. interests in the region.

Ambassador Ryan Crocker also accused Tehran of seeking to weaken the Shi'ite-led Iraqi government so that it could "by one means or another control it". Iran has denied U.S. charges that it is arming and training Shi'ite militias in Iraq.

Crocker and the top U.S. general in Iraq, General David Petraeus are due to present a pivotal report to Congress in September on progress on the military and political fronts and make recommendations on the way forward.

Opinion polls suggest most Americans have turned against the four-year war and Democrats in Congress want President George W. Bush to start pulling out U.S. troops as soon as possible. Bush, however, has resisted such calls.


Like there was any doubt this would be the outcome of the "shut up till September" surge, and acquiescence to it.

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1. "major Iranian advance"

and this was told to bush, Cheney, Rummy, Wolfowitz, Rice, Powell, ...

that our war in Iraq would build up the readical anti western factions
of Iran and their "pull" in the region.

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3. Its now war for the

sake of war. Poppy gave the Iranians missiles to keep our people, junior will give them anything, most likely, to fight us in a protracted ground war of low casualties and high expense.

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2. U.S. Funding Armed Groups to Overthrow Iranian Government:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1603806

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5. Great compilation

of relevant stories, bookmarked.

[leftchick]

4. democratic resistance?

oh please! :puke:

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6. They are resisting

the appearance of complicity. SHHHHHHHHHHH!

[Purveyor]

7. US 'interests in the region'? What fucking interest other than the apartheid state of israel.? n/t

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8. none.

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9. Bush Regime Has Been Saying This Shit For months ...

... but where's the proof?

Why hasn't the Bush regime presented evidence before the Senate Armed Services Committee to corroborate its claims that Iran has been supplying weaponry to Iraqi ''insurgents''???

Why is it that the only people who make these claims for Bush are ''unidentified sources'' who speak ''on condition of anonymity'' and citing ''unsubstantiated reports''??

More importantly, why haven't the Congressional Democrats demanded that Bush put up or shut the fuck up???

Why are the Dems wiping Bush's ass rather than demanding accountability for his endless lies???