If we do go to war with Iran, it will be the media's fault.
Look at the way this is constructed. It is intentionally misleading.
Insurgents (Sunnis) have fired on US helicopters using a variety of armaments. Iran is supplying a different kind of armaments the Sunnis rivals in the civil war.
The AP then intentionally includes the unlikely possibility implying a connection between the Iranians and Sunni insurgents.
(I feel obliged once again to point to this AP article outlining shaky statements that the Saudis are shipping in big money to the Sunni insurgency with which they supposedly bought SA-7 (Strela) AA missiles, and this recent observation that "far more" than 100 foreign Jihadis enter Iraq through Saudi and Jordan each month.
But, the AP says Iran is arming the Sunni militants.)
We're looking at the real possibility of a "shooting war" with Iran, and the major media are unquestioningly spreading the propaganda for it.
(AP) Iraqi insurgents have used heavy machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and shouldered-fired SA-7 anti-aircraft missiles throughout the Iraq conflict. U.S. officials believe Iran is supplying Shiite militias with new weapons including more powerful roadside bombs, Katysuha rockets and a newer class of rocket-propelled grenades.
Some of those weapons could have found their way into the hands of Sunni insurgents, who operate around Taji.
Insurgents (Sunnis) have fired on US helicopters using a variety of armaments. Iran is supplying a different kind of armaments the Sunnis rivals in the civil war.
The AP then intentionally includes the unlikely possibility implying a connection between the Iranians and Sunni insurgents.
(I feel obliged once again to point to this AP article outlining shaky statements that the Saudis are shipping in big money to the Sunni insurgency with which they supposedly bought SA-7 (Strela) AA missiles, and this recent observation that "far more" than 100 foreign Jihadis enter Iraq through Saudi and Jordan each month.
But, the AP says Iran is arming the Sunni militants.)
We're looking at the real possibility of a "shooting war" with Iran, and the major media are unquestioningly spreading the propaganda for it.
posted by mikevotes at
5:16 PM
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It most likely won't come to a ground war, which is good for big business that provides the rockets. And it's Israel that's going to spear-head the attack, so you just sit back and enjoy early 4th of July.
This looks just like 2003 when they banded together to score Iraq. Funny how history repeats itself so fast. A lot of people "predicted" that he [Bush] will need to start another war so that people will forget Iraq.
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Anonymous, at 1:21 AM
When the US stops giving arms and other support to factions that try to overthrow our enemies, we'll have the right to be indignant about Iran giving arms to the Iraqis.
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Anonymous, at 8:10 AM
Romunov, I agree, no ground war. If for no other reason than it's just not possible from the US side.
And, I think if it is happening, it's probably happening before the fourth of July.
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Abi, that's the great irony in all of this. If you look at alot of the Bush administration figures involved in this, a whole bunch of them have been secretly shipping weapons all around the world since Reagan.
But, that doesn't count, because we're America.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 8:22 AM
We invaded and occupied a country more the a third of way around the globe and then-- with no evidence -- demonized it's neighbor for "meddling" in foreign affairs.
What did the Bush administration expect? The little brown sand people to quake in fear and respect at our might? Well, yes, that's exactly what they expected. And now they act shocked and insulted that the indigenous people actually resent American nation building.
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-epm, at 8:41 PM
Remember, they believed in shock and awe. They were fully expecting them to shake at our might, and then chant the name Bush down the ages as the bringer of freedom the way......
Who has ever invaded a country to bring them freedom before?
Mike
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mikevotes, at 9:11 PM
And that includes the Reagan admin shipping arms to - wait for it - Iran.
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Anonymous, at 9:50 AM
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