US says Iran may use Lebanon war to hurt Iraq

[leftchick]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060808/ts_nm/iraq_usa_iran_dc_1

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Iraq accused Iran on Tuesday of having forces in Iraq and said Tehran could use the war between Hizbollah militants and Israel in Lebanon to try and further destabilize the country.


"The region is very much interconnected. What happened in Lebanon affects things here," Zalmay Khalilzad told reporters in the northern Iraqi town of Tikrit.

"Iran ... has some forces here. There is the possibility that they might encourage those forces to create increased instability here."

The United States has repeatedly accused non-Arab Shi'ite Iran of fomenting violence and instability by sending weapons and fighters into Iraq, a charge Tehran denied.

[ShortnFiery]

1. That's worthy of a one star vote ...

:(

[Sadie5]

6. Tikrit

Just noticed that the article is from Tikrit. Isn't that where Cheney or was it Rummy said those weapons were buried?

[PRETZEL]

7. Depended on what day of the week it was............

:sarcasm:

[htuttle]

9. No, I think it was east, west, north and south of there

[Bridget Burke]

2. Does that mean that the USA....

Is the only country with the right to hurt Iraq?

[Waya]

3. Nope, Israel has that right also........

.....if it so desires.

[Benhurst]

4. What's Iran doing meddling over in that part of the world anyway? Don't

they realize Iraq is under BushAmerica's sphere of influence?

[Aridane]

5. The US is doing a great job of destabilizing Iraq all on its own!

Talk about FUBAR!!!

Jesus, one might think that Iran has more rights to influence events in a neighbouring country than the US does..... It's just a thought though ....

Peace!

[mom cat]

11. Welcome to DU Aridane and thanks for your comment. Of course it

is FUBAR. The US is grasping for skapegoats for their own miserable failures.
:hi: and welcome. Stay a while.

[bemildred]

8. Iran doesn't need to do a thing in Iraq.

From Iran's point of view, things could not be better in Iraq, that last thing they would want to do is try to change it.

[w4rma]

10. Bah. Iran doesn't have to do anything at all for that to happen. (nt)

[whosinpower]

12. Pot meet kettle

What happened to Iraq very much affected Lebanon. Everything IS connected. Desperately trying to get Iran to formally and openly enter the fray.