{"id":54024,"date":"2014-07-18T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=54024"},"modified":"2014-07-17T18:30:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T22:30:29","slug":"irans-troops-on-the-front-lines-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=54024","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s troops on the front lines in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Times <\/a>reports that the Iranians who are assisting the Iraqi government in their fight to turn back the so-called Islamic nation’s forces are on the front lines; <\/p>\n

The startlingly hands-on role of Iranian Gen. Ghasem Soleimani points to the extent of the Shiite-led Iraqi government\u2019s reliance on its ally Tehran. It also strikes a strong contrast with the more methodical, cautious approach of the United States, Iran\u2019s rival for influence in Iraq. Shiite fighters have come to idolize the Iranians who have moved into the heat of battle alongside them \u2014 with two Iranian advisers killed in fighting \u2014 while government officials grumble the United States has failed to come to their aid.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While I’m uncomfortable that the Iranians, who haven’t stopped calling us the Great Satan yet, are supporting this war, I’m glad they are – so the world can see what a real war against al Qaeda is supposed to look like. Especially the Iraqis. And the Iranians can stack bodies so we don’t have to. Yeah, tactically they’ll probably suck greatly, but in this kind of war, it’s who can stack the most bodies quicker. In the last Iraq-Iran War, both sides were very good at that. That was Iran’s last experience (aside from piecemeal engagements during our last Iraq War) so maybe we can expect more of the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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