Comments on: In Focus: Iran the Basra Peacemaker?

By: nick

nick — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:53:14 +0000

Does anyone believe the execution and/or timing of the Basra offensive had anything to do with the recent departure of Silver Fox Fallon?

By: Nash

Nash — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:31:58 +0000

I believe Iran have key role in Iraq’s violence and really I am laughing when I hear Iranian government looking to peaceful process in Iraq.
for example two moths ago everything looked good and there was no any attack to American in Iraq. some US official announced that Iran behavior is good and peaceful but they don’t know anything about Iranian strategy and her tactics. look at lebonan after last summer war. they were quiet but stressed about training/ suppling weapons and advanced missiles and planing for new step to fight with Israel and we are sleeping!!
we slept in Afghanistan and Iraq and now we are sleeping in Lebanon. lets doing everything that they want, finally history will say who was right.

By: Dr. Shalit

Dr. Shalit — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:56:21 +0000

Mike and Tom -

Figured as much. A “Reverse Tet” on the Sadr group, courtesy of the MNF, Iraq, followed by a “Hudna” before Sadr’s people were completely crushed. -S-

By: Tom W.

Tom W. — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:15:57 +0000

This is the reason al Sadr backed down:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tMDhVu-f2Q

The Iraqi forces are simply too lethal for the Madhi Army to withstand.

By: michael ledeen

michael ledeen — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:41:02 +0000

well I analyzed all this days ago, right here on Pajamas Media: http://mt.pajamasmedia.com/xpress/michaelledeen/2008/03/27/khamenei_is_shooting_craps.php

The story reported by McClatchy sounds phony to me; the mullahs rolled the dice and got their proxies killed, and they are now counting on some of their friends in Dawa, etc., to cover for them.

Iran has been humiliated, and not just in Basra. I think my original analysis was pretty good.