Bush Has Done Iran's Dirty Work for Them

[louis c]

The decade long Iran-Iraq war of the 1980's was fought for domination over some land that both nation's claimed. However, the ultimate outcome for the leaders in Iran was the final overthrow of Saddam Hussein, and the installation of a Shi'ite theocracy in Iraq which resembled the one they had in their own country, Iran. After fighting ten long years, sacrificing 500,000 people, and spending untold billions of dollars, Iran's leaders were forced to settle for a stale-mate.

Enter our boy king and the neo-cons. Even if George W. Bush and company reach their most optimistic goal, Iran will receive exactly what they wanted in Iraq. Only this time, all they had to do was sit back and watch as the architects of this military lunacy sacrifice American blood and treasure to hand Iran's leaders what they couldn't accomplish on their own.

Didn't anyone in this administration think this thing through?

[stillcool]

1. As long as the oil contracts go to the right..

corporations...who cares? It seems that in our foreign policy we have preferred to do business with right-wing dictators for some time. Who am I kidding? It's our national policy as well.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. I think this was planned from the beginning

Same thing with shutting down our bases in Saudi Arabia. Al Qaeda doesn't need to attack again because we are giving the radical Islamists everything they want on a silver platter.

[cigsandcoffee]

3. Iran definitely feels emboldened

Their President recently called for wiping Israel off the map. They must be laughing at us right now, and our (EU and USA's) obvious ineptitude at preventing them from developing a nuclear weapons program. If they assimilate Iraq under an Islamic theocracy, it will be a very scary world power.

[louis c]

4. Exactly my point

[0007]

5. Are you kidding, Israel does the thinking for this administration,

along with organized crime,


Guess who?

[walldude]

6. I have been saying this since before the war started

No matter what happened this was a lose lose scenario. Isn't this why the U.S. backed Saddam in the past? To keep Iran and Iraq apart because as allies they would be too powerful?

[Clarkie1]

7. Yes, Iran in the big winner in this unless we start changing strategy. n/t