[genefromjersey]

I have an idea the Shi'a area will need MORE,not less.

Looking at Iran ( I may do a full post on this later ) the only thing keeping the Mad Mullahs on their side of the fence is the presence of heavily armed US troops.

Take away these troops and substitute blue-helmeted UN place-holders, and there's apt to be an anschuss attempt by Iran, in which Revolutionary Guards "volunteer" to "come to the aid of " the al-Sadr faction.

At this point, if there really ARE bio/chemical weapons in Iraq-or close by- the Sunnis are apt to produce them.The Iranians have much the same weaponry on hand-which makes for a nasty situation.

Iran is about $30 billion in debt,and has little to pay its debt with. If it could seize the Iraqi oil fields and pipelines, it would be in clover.It might even offer Syria-with whom it has long been cozy-a piece of the action,in exchange for an armed alliance.

Doing just about anything in the Middle East is like sticking your hand into a den full of assorted vipers. It's just a question of which one(s) will bite you first !

[mrsmith]

That's what I thought they would do, but they've now thrown away much of what they had in place to do it with IMO.

Time will tell.

[Patton@Bastogne]

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GeneFromJersey



Iran is about $30 billion in debt,and has little to pay its debt with. If it could seize the Iraqi oil fields and pipelines, it would be in clover.It might even offer Syria-with whom it has long been cozy-a piece of the action,in exchange for an armed alliance.


THAT is an interesting fact and/or bit of imformation.


What's your source ?


If true, that explains alot of what's been going on, and what'll happen next.


For starters, it mans the Iranian Mullahs DON'T have the money anymore to pay-off/bride local officials and /or military units to keep their grip on the political reins.


Next, it means that Iranian civilians don't have all the disposable income that they need, and that they national ecomony is headed for the toilet.


That's definetly the kindling required to start a Revolution ... (LOL)


Maybe those are the reasons that the Iranians played the Sadr card at this time ... instead of later.

Time's simply running out for them.




Patton@Bastogne



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