British fear US commander is beating the drum for Iran strikes

[Echo In Light]

British fear US commander is beating the drum for Iran strikes
By Damien McElroy, Foreign Affairs Correspondent

British officials gave warning yesterday that America's commander in Iraq will declare that Iran is waging war against the US-backed Baghdad government.

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A strong statement from General David Petraeus about Iran's intervention in Iraq could set the stage for a US attack on Iranian military facilities, according to a Whitehall assessment. In closely watched testimony in Washington next week, Gen Petraeus will state that the Iranian threat has risen as Tehran has supplied and directed attacks by militia fighters against the Iraqi state and its US allies.

The outbreak of Iraq's worst violence in 18 months last week with fighting in Basra and the daily bombardment of the Green Zone diplomatic enclave, demonstrated that although the Sunni Muslim insurgency is dramatically diminished, Shia forces remain in a strong position to destabilise the country.

"Petraeus is going to go very hard on Iran as the source of attacks on the American effort in Iraq," a British official said. "Iran is waging a war in Iraq. The idea that America can't fight a war on two fronts is wrong, there can be airstrikes and other moves," he said.

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[Romulox]

1. Like Mr. Blair beat the drum for the Iraq invasion, hmmm?

The British are not credible with respect to the Middle East.

[EFerrari]

2. If Petraeus takes us into Iran, I'm calling it Nancy's War

because she had a window to push back against this bullsh!t and she did not.