Iraq War ends, Iran threat grows?

What will happen when U.S. forces leave?

CBS news: The end to the war in Iraq is raising concerns about Iran. Experts in the region say the more the U.S. moves out of Iraq, the more Iran's regime moves in. Wyatt Andrews reports on the growing debate.

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Fatollah

MG

by Fatollah on Sun Oct 23, 2011 01:55 PM PDT

great comment, fix and take care of the remaining first! remember reading somewhere about having huge appetite and bad teeth.


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Veiled Prophet of Khorasan

Regarding Iraq

by Veiled Prophet of Khorasan on Sun Oct 23, 2011 11:13 AM PDT

 

Is this by a deliberate act a gift to Iran or a mistake. Why did USA basically hand Iraq over to Iran. Its butt may be gohi but still land is valuable and is now a defacto part of Iran. Goh may b washed. And why not?

Iraq was a part of Iran for centuries. The capital of both Parthians and Sassanids was inIraq. Tageh Khorsow is in the now abandoned part of Iraq Ctesiphon. By all rights half of Iraq might as well be a part of Iran definitely post IRI.


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amirparvizforsecularmonarchy

USA created IRI, they love Islam for Iran, Iraq, Egypt & Libya.

by amirparvizforsecularmonarchy on Sun Oct 23, 2011 11:00 AM PDT

No surprise they are helping muslim brotherhood in Egypt and Islamists in Iraq, Islamists do their work for the USA indirectly, its better for USA to have islamists send a country back to the stone age than to use your military to do it.  Using the first method you are applauded because you can pretend you are being democratic and then say the people did it (all be it with US covert work & backing religous crazies), using the military method you become hated and this undermines your power in the long term, so it needs to be used sparingly.  The goal is to be in control with the least people hating you (and those that do hate you need to be truly weak and backward), so you help the forces that will make the country weaker and the USA can then get what it wants.


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Mash Ghasem

The abomination called Islamic Republic of Iraq

by Mash Ghasem on Sun Oct 23, 2011 10:48 AM PDT

is not only a creation of foriegn occupiers but also cooperation and assistance of the ultra reactionary, conservative,  local Iraqi-shia religious elements, coordinated from day on by IR and Solaimany.

IG, sometimes it's so easy to brign out the ultra-nationalist in you people. But between you and me, and don't mention this to anyone else either; the latest report me read on Iranian territory, it indicated that:  KONESH GOHIEH, and that Iranian territory must wash its ass first, before claiming any additional parts, if you know what I mean.


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Immortal Guard

I am cheering too!

by Immortal Guard on Sun Oct 23, 2011 10:38 AM PDT

Iraq is part of Iranian territory.

America didn't and doesn't have any influence over there to begin with.


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Mash Ghasem

More like: Iranian Hegemony Continues

by Mash Ghasem on Sun Oct 23, 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Thanks to (due to) US invasion of Iraq and establishing Shia as the majority, which they are.

Foreign occupations, 'the gifts' that keep on a giving.


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