Posted on 03/24/2008 10:35:27 AM PDT by faq
The most senior US general in Iraq has said he has evidence that Iran was behind Sunday's bombardment of Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone. Gen David Petraeus told the BBC he thought Tehran had trained, equipped and funded insurgents who fired the barrage of mortars and rockets.
He said Iran was adding what he described as "lethal accelerants" to a very combustible mix.
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In an interview with BBC world affairs editor John Simpson, Gen Petraeus said violence in Iraq was being perpetuated by Iran's Quds Force, a branch of the Revolutionary Guards.
"The rockets that were launched at the Green Zone yesterday, for example... were Iranian-provided, Iranian-made rockets," he said, adding that the groups that fired them were funded and trained by the Quds Force.
"All of this in complete violation of promises made by President Ahmadinejad and the other most senior Iranian leaders to their Iraqi counterparts."
The barrage hit the Green Zone on Sunday morning. Some rockets missed their targets killing 15 Iraqi civilians.
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Actually, twice in the morning, once in the afternoon and again in the evening.
It's all been on the news, so I can safely clear that up. ;-)
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I say we knock out the Quds base in Iran....
I think we should just respond in kind. Lets find or create opposition groups in Iran and fund, train and equip them. Its worked in other places and if nothing else it will give us one hell of a bargaining chip.
don’t think it hasn’t already been going on for at least a couple years.
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