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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 12:41 PM
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US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said that his country will act "uniterally" to confront what he said were Iranian threats to US interests in Iraq.

Speaking during his first visit to Baghdad since taking office on July 1, Panetta said on Monday that the US was "very concerned about Iran and the weapons they are providing to extremists here in Iraq".

He blamed weapon supplies from Iran for the increase in violence in June, the deadliest month for US troops in Iraq in two years.

"In June we lost a hell of a lot of Americans as a result of those attacks. And we cannot just simply stand back and allow this to continue to happen," he said. ...............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/07/11-0
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 12:44 PM
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1. recommend
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pscot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 01:07 PM
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2. Fuck 'em!
I don't give a shit about what Arabs, Iranians, Turks and Jews do to one another. I don't give a shit about the Middle-east. I don't even care if they nuke one another. I'm tired of wars. I'm tired of us playing world cop. Fuck 'em!
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Hydra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 01:07 PM
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3. Deja Moo, I'd say
Where does it all end?
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