This is not a new thing, but it does seem to be a growing problem. The Iranians have been killing our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan for many years, but neither the Bush or Obama administrations have seen fit to do a damn thing about it. The current escalations: TALIBAN commanders have revealed that hundreds of insurgents have been trained in Iran to kill Nato forces in Afghanistan. The commanders said they had learnt to mount complex ambushes and lay improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which have been responsible for most of the deaths of British troops in Helmand province. The accounts of two commanders, in interviews with The Sunday Times, are the first descriptions of training of the Taliban in Iran. According to the commanders, Iranian officials paid them to attend three-month courses during the winter. Since the current administration seems determined to try and hug and love the Iranians into submission, I kinda doubt they are gonna do anything. But what excuse does the Bush team have for tolerating this in both theaters? We knew they were doing it and yet took no retaliation. That is disgraceful and they bear responsibility for the Iranian's assuming that there is no price to be paid. Long ago they should have bombed the well-known Iranian Guard bases where the bombs that killed our troops were made and they did not. Now the Iranian's operate with no fear of retribution, heck they probably expect another love letter from President Obama. I would like to hope that the Obama team will add this to their extended use of drones and take out a few base camps in Iran. But I fear the focus is lost and Afghanistan will be left to the current state until the promised withdrawals begin Summer of 2011. Shame on both Bush and Obama for allowing this.
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Mar 21 2010, 10:07 AM
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