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War in Iran is coming
#11:
This is from the Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Iraqi cleric who once led two uprisings against U.S. forces said Sunday that his militia would help to defend Iran if it is attacked, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
Muqtada al-Sadr, speaking on the sidelines of a meeting with the top Iranian nuclear negotiator, said his Mahdi Army was formed to defend Islam.
"If neighboring Islamic countries, including Iran, become the target of attacks, we will support them," al-Sadr was quoted as saying. "The Mahdi Army is beyond the Iraqi army. It was established to defend Islam."
The comments could be seen as a message that Tehran has allies who could make things difficult for U.S. forces in the region if Iran's nuclear facilities are attacked.
Al-Sadr has a large following among Iraq's young and impoverished Shiites. His militia launched two uprisings against U.S. troops in Iraq in 2004, but since the fighting ended he has transformed himself into a respected political figure. Al-Sadr's followers now hold 21 seats in the outgoing parliament as well as three Cabinet posts.
Al-Sadr's backing of Iran, a Shiite majority nation, follows a hint from Israel's defense minister that the Jewish state was preparing for military action to stop Iran's nuclear program. A few days earlier, French President Jacques Chirac said France could respond with nuclear weapons against any state-sponsored terror attack. The comments were seen by some as a reference to Iran.
"I don't see any threat against Iran," Iran's nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, said after meeting with al-Sadr. "Iran is big and strong and it is a hard target."
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said earlier Sunday that Israel would be making a "fatal mistake" should it resort to military action. Iran has warned that Israel was living in a "glass house" and was well within Iran's missile range.
An upgraded version of Iran's Shahab-3 missile has a range of over 1,240 miles, putting Israel and U.S. forces in the Middle East in range.
Iran's resumption of its atomic research program earlier this month caused an international standoff over its nuclear ambitions.
Some Western nations fear Iran is using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to develop an atomic bomb. Iran insists it wants only peaceful nuclear energy.
http://www.syracuse.com/newsflash/international/index.ssf?/base/international-28/1137981258217000.xml&storylist=international
SO if israel or the us does attack iran, we'll see what happens. on a side note, u guys dont think that china and russia are just going to allow the us to attack iran right?? considering north korea has been blackmailing the world for years "give us food and we wont make nukes" one has to wonder just how full of shit the us government is.
Ðøšïå:
whats new? ::)
dexter:
war is near
coola:
this is some depressing shit.
Suffice:
Invading Iran would be the worst mistake in the history of the United States. There are other ways to FUck up Iran. For example, they could create tensions between Iran and other Muslim countries and make them fight each other. I don't feel like going into technicalities right now, but that would be the only rational thing to do
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