{"id":524,"date":"2007-07-28T16:02:33","date_gmt":"2007-07-28T20:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/28\/murtha-and-the-mullahs-share-strategic-goals\/"},"modified":"2007-09-21T08:22:32","modified_gmt":"2007-09-21T12:22:32","slug":"murtha-and-the-mullahs-share-strategic-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=524","title":{"rendered":"Murtha and the mullahs share strategic goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So how much more do we need to prove we&#8217;re at war with Iran? How about this gem from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070728\/NATION\/107280053\/1001\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Time&#8217;s Sara Carter<\/a>;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Four terrorists linked to an Iranian smuggling operation \u00e2\u20ac\u201d responsible for targeting coalition forces with powerful bombs \u00e2\u20ac\u201d were captured yesterday in Iraq, according to Defense Department officials.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came as U.S. officials continue to investigate links between Iran and insurgents seeking to destabilize the region and who target U.S. forces on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would say that it&#8217;s clear to us that there are networks that are smuggling weapons, both explosive-formed projectiles, IEDs, as well as mortar and other capabilities from Iran into Iraq,&#8221; said Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, the day-to-day commander in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And in fact, we believe some training is also going on inside of Iran. We have seen in the last three months a significant improvement in the capability of mortarmen and rocketeers to provide accurate fires into the [coalition] Green Zone and other places. We think this is directly related to training that was conducted in Iran.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But there&#8217;s a light at the end of the tunnel because the US held &#8220;talks&#8221; with the Iranians in Bahgdad this week. how&#8217;d it turn out?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>During the groundbreaking talks, U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker accused Iran of spurring the violence in Iraq by arming and training Shi&#8217;ite militias. He warned that no progress can be made unless Iranian behavior changes.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Ambassador Hassan Kazemi Qomi countered that Tehran is trying to help Iraq deal with the security situation, but Iraqis are &#8220;victimized by terror and the presence of foreign forces&#8221; in their country.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, John Murtha, that brave and persistent warrior who only thinks about this country and our national security, in response to Iranian intransigence, unilaterally declared war against Iran;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Rep. John P. Murtha, Pennsylvania Democrat and chairman of the defense appropriations subcommittee, said he will introduce a measure next week that would begin pulling out troops within 60 days after its introduction.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh. Did I read that wrong? So that&#8217;s Murtha&#8217;s answer to the possibility that we stand to be cut off from our oil imports from the Gulf &#8211; race to the rear. Yeah, that&#8217;ll scare the mullahs. As I&#8217;ve said before and documented on these pages, Murtha&#8217;s persistance to surrender is so the anti-war-at-any-price crowd will run a screen\u00c2\u00a0on his ample flank\u00c2\u00a0for his corrupt dealings in his own district.<\/p>\n<p>So in effect, Murtha is running a screen for the Iranian mullahs. Murtha is bent on making the world a more dangerous place to line his own pockets in the near future. We can&#8217;t stop Murtha and we can&#8217;t stop the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re starting to look a little pathetic.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/82807209_fbc326cab8.thumbnail.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So how much more do we need to prove we&#8217;re at war with Iran? 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