Posted on 09/30/2007 11:29:20 PM PDT by freedomdefender
America is prepared to "reciprocate" if Iran halts shipments of arms to Iraq's Shia Muslim militias, General David Petraeus, the US commander in Baghdad has said.
Gen Petreaus revealed attacks by Iranian-backed groups may have declined following a meeting between Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in August.
"Honestly, and I really mean this, all of us would really welcome the opportunity to see this, confirm it and even - in whatever way we could - to reciprocate," Gen Petraeus told the Los Angeles Times. "But it really is wait-and-see time right now."
advertisementAmerican diplomats participated in ground-breaking negotiations with Iranian officials in Baghdad this summer but Gen Petraeus gave credit to Iraq's prime minister for sealing an apparent deal.
"The president of Iran pledged to Prime Minister Maliki during a recent meeting that he would stop the flow of weapons, the training, the funding and the directing of these militia extremists that have been such a huge problem really for Iraq," Gen Petraeus said.
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Gen Petraeus is being a bit coy. I think by “reciprocate” he means sending weapons back to Iran pointy end first and armed. :)
Maybe a little context is helpful:
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2007/09/captured_iranian_age.php
Just yesterday some of the Iranians surrogates were captured, and the identity of a Qods officer taken in custody in late September was disclosed.
And everything we “see” is not necessarily what we think we see:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1904088/posts
Maybe Syria getting slam dunked on 6 September had something to do with things as well . . . maybe
Never ever depend on your enemy in combat. It’s a sign of weakness. Iran needs more “guidance” than that. Iran needs to know that if it can bury, we can get out the grave and that it could not stand to see itself alive with its own guts spilling in fear.
Bingo!!
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