Iraq Invaded! (By Iran)

[subgenius]

Iranian-backed Iraqi opposition forces have crossed into northern Iraq from Iran with the aim of securing the frontier in the event of war, according to senior Iranian officials.


The forces, numbering up to 5,000 troops, with some heavy equipment, are nominally under the command of Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim, a prominent Iraqi Shia Muslim opposition leader who has been based in Iran since 1980 and lives in Tehran.

A US State Department official said he was aware of reports that part of Ayatollah Hakim's Badr brigade had crossed into northern Iraq but declined further comment. Analysts close to the administration of President George W. Bush said the US was concerned about the intentions of this new element in an increasingly complicated patchwork of forces in northern Iraq.

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It gets curiouser and curiouser.

[Advocate]

The vultures are already circling.

[Jedi Knight]

Originally posted by Advocate
The vultures are already circling.

Iran is trying to ensure that Iraq dissolves when the war is winding down. That will empower Iran in the region so they have a powerful interest to make that happen.

US B-52's and thermobaric bombs can remove the Iranian foothold however, and place the country of Iraq completely in non-axis of evil hands.

JK

[corplinx]

Let's not forget that that some Kurds wanted north Iraq to become part of Iran. And people wonder why Saddam hated them so badly. North Iraq may be better off as a seperate country after the war.

[LillyThePink]

Originally posted by Jedi Knight


US B-52's and thermobaric bombs can remove the Iranian foothold however, and place the country of Iraq completely in non-axis of evil hands.

JK

I thought George considered Iran part of the axis?? :confused:

[Aardvark_DK]

Originally posted by LillyThePink
I thought George considered Iran part of the axis?? :confused:
And therefore he wants to keep it out of "axis of evil hands". Or in non-axis of evil hands. JK just phrased it badly. But at least he didn't use genocide as a verb.

[Jon_in_london]

Genocide as a verb? *thinks* Ill just go off and genocide down the streets? Dont you genocide me!? ah welllll...*

Why hasn this been reported anywhere else? cant find it on cnn, bbc, times, grauniad or independent!

[fsol]

North Iraq may be better off as a seperate country after the war.

surely you jest?

[Jon_in_london]

I believe Bubya has promised to maintain Iraq as a whole country.

[Reginald]

It was actually mentioned on BBC last night but as a "Reports in that". Presumably rumour at that point.

I'm waiting for the Sun headline........

UN WILL MUFF IT, SADDAM WILL TOUGH IT, IRAN SHOWS THE KURDS A WAY.

;)

[Jon_in_london]

Originally posted by Reginald
It was actually mentioned on BBC last night but as a "Reports in that". Presumably rumour at that point.

I'm waiting for the Sun headline........

UN WILL MUFF IT, SADDAM WILL TOUGH IT, IRAN SHOWS THE KURDS A WAY.

;)

I dont think so. I think the Sun headline will read........

BECKS AND POSH SPEND DOSH ON TOSH

or something like that :rolleyes: