Is war with Iran inevitable?
AntiWar.Com
by Justin Raimondo
07/13/07
In invading Iraq, we created a Shi’ite theocracy, ruled by death squads and radical mullahs: the so-called Shia crescent is the bastard offspring of our own promiscuously interventionist policy. One had only to look at a map and have a nodding acquaintance with the history and ethno-religious composition of the region to see that post-war Iraq would be vulnerable to Iranian influence and even dominance. To offset this disastrous ‘blowback,’ we are turning on a dime and aligning ourselves — at least rhetorically — with allies of the barbarians who brought down the World Trade Center and murdered some 3,000 Americans. Forgotten in all this maneuvering and backtracking is the security of the United States and the pursuit of legitimate American interests in the region, none of which are served by our reckless, drunken veering from Shi’ite to Sunni ‘allies.’ At this point, unless the American people wake up in time — which I very much doubt — war with Iran seems all but inevitable...
http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=11276
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by Justin Raimondo
07/13/07
In invading Iraq, we created a Shi’ite theocracy, ruled by death squads and radical mullahs: the so-called Shia crescent is the bastard offspring of our own promiscuously interventionist policy. One had only to look at a map and have a nodding acquaintance with the history and ethno-religious composition of the region to see that post-war Iraq would be vulnerable to Iranian influence and even dominance. To offset this disastrous ‘blowback,’ we are turning on a dime and aligning ourselves — at least rhetorically — with allies of the barbarians who brought down the World Trade Center and murdered some 3,000 Americans. Forgotten in all this maneuvering and backtracking is the security of the United States and the pursuit of legitimate American interests in the region, none of which are served by our reckless, drunken veering from Shi’ite to Sunni ‘allies.’ At this point, unless the American people wake up in time — which I very much doubt — war with Iran seems all but inevitable...
http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=11276
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=com/justin
rudkla - 13. Jul, 12:44
