Posted on 06/25/2007 4:59:23 PM PDT by Rutles4Ever
Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces have been spotted by British troops crossing the border into southern Iraq, The Sun tabloid reported on Tuesday.
Britain's defence ministry would not confirm or deny the report, with a spokesman declining to comment on "intelligence matters".
An unidentified intelligence source told the tabloid: "It is an extremely alarming development and raises the stakes considerably. In effect, it means we are in a full on war with Iran -- but nobody has officially declared it."
"We have hard proof that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have crossed the border to attack us. It is very hard for us to strike back. All we can do is try to defend ourselves. We are badly on the back foot."
The Sun said that radar sightings of Iranian helicopters crossing into the Iraqi desert were confirmed to it by very senior military sources.
In response to the report, a British defence ministry spokesman said: "There is evidence that explosive devices used against our troops in southern Iraq originated in Iran."
"Any Iranian link to armed militias in Iraq either through weapons supply, training or funding are unacceptable."
Britain has about 7,100 soldiers in Iraq, most of whom are based in the southern city of Basra and surrounding areas, though the government has pledged to reduce that to between 5,000 and 5,500 this year.
A Hillary Clinton Presidency in the middle of the war on terror ?
that is a disaster and a half.
This country would not survive that.
If that happens. I am getting a vasectomy in my 20s, because I dont want to bring any children into this world. I am dead serious.
Calm down, we survived her husband, and she is twice the man he is ;->
Read my lips...”no new borders”
3000 innocent American citizens who died on 9/11 didnt “survive” the policies of her husband.
With all due respect. I dont think you understand what a disaster a Hillary presidency would be. And I cant believe you have already given up on the 08 election.
I haven’t given up on the election (just wait and you will see that), but I also am not so nieve to think she doesn’t have a lock on it right now. I have been around this great nation long enough to know we can survive a lot of things and have survived a lot worse that Hillary Clinton.
Bill Clinton didn’t cause 9/11. A mindset that this entire nation was in helped bin Laden to think he could get away with 9/11.
Wake Up America!!
They need to quit whining about Iran...
Thanks E and B for the pings. Since the Iranians already have violated Iraqi borders more than once (attacks on Australian, then British, forces), this isn’t surprising.
ok. hehehe.
LOL! Listen to your Drill SGT young man! LOL!
Thanks.
How long are we going to allow Iran to strike us with no consequences?
So is Bush going to offer them amnesty as well?
Just Iranians doing the jobs Iraqis won't do.
LOL
I’m sure if Congress passes a law things will straighten out.
We aren’t doing that now — it’s just that the consequences are not yet being imposed. They will be.
Thanks!
...Bet you already saw this. (?)
“The terrorist regime in Tehran is not that stupid to start a war with us that will cause the total destruction of their military machine by our Air and Naval power alone.”
Ahmadi-Nutjob not so stupid? Read a differing viewpoint at the link below.
http://noiri.blogspot.com/2007/06/from-sewer-to-ocean.html
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