Neocons cant be happy about this

[Lannes]

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A3B7E6C5-B473-4779-8402-8D48A7299A35.htm

Iran and Iraq to sign military deal

Thursday 07 July 2005, 13:10 Makka Time, 10:10 GMT



Former foes Iran and Iraq have said they will sign a military cooperation agreement that will include Iranian help in training Iraq's armed forces.

The agreement marks a considerable advance in relations between the two countries that fought a bitter 1980-1988 war and comes despite repeated US accusations that Iran has undermined security in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

"It's a new chapter in our relations with Iraq. We will start wide defence cooperation," Iranian Defence Minister Admiral Ali Shamkhani told a joint news conference with visiting Iraqi counterpart Sadoun al-Dulaimi.

"We're going to form some committees which will be involved in mine clearance, identifying those missing from the war and also ... to help train, rebuild and modernise the Iraqi army," Shamkhani added.

Iran last year offered to train Iraqi border guards, but Baghdad declined the offer.

Meddling accusation

US and Iraqi officials have often accused Iran of stirring up instability in Iraq. Tehran denies meddling in Iraq or helping, arming or letting foreign fighters cross its borders.



Sadoun al-Dulaimi,
Iraqi defence minister
Asked about possible US opposition to Iran-Iraq military cooperation, Shamkhani said: "No one can prevent us from reaching an agreement."

Iraq's al-Dulaimi echoed Shamkhani's comments.

"Nobody can dictate to Iraq its relations with other countries," he said.

[Dhalgren]

1. Oh yeah, Ma and Pa Red State Christ-o-freak are just gonna

love the idea of us losing 1800 soldiers (so far), and spending Billions (that's Billions) of dollars in order to make Iraq a military ally to Iran. I think that this may just be the crowning achievement of the Bush administration - the uniting of Iran and Iraq! Way to go, boys!!! :hi:

[ellenfl]

2. this will REALLY ruin the neocons plans.

they planned on indefinite military action. the u.s. troops will begin to look even more unwanted and unnecessary!

ellen fl

[justinsb]

3. I posted this yesterday

It's awesome. It means that Bush can forget about Iran. The Iraqi's are also supposed to meet with Syria soon.

[Lannes]

5. My bad justinsb

With all the posts regarding London I must have missed it.Id love to hear what the Bushies have to say in response to this development.I doubt it would get much coverage in the MSM even if the the bombings hadnt taken place yesterday.

[justinsb]

7. No, no, it's great

In spite of posting it, I then had to link to it a dozen times when people said "do the bombings mean war with Iran?" Unfortunately a good many worthwhile posts don't get read on here...the number of posts tends to bury valuable info quickly. Post it every day from now on..it's good news, make sure people know.

[Just Me]

4. Nevertheless, this could provide an initial foundation for an exit,...

,...strategy. This situation may even encourage greater international involvement to stabilize both the economy and security in Iraq. On the other hand, ;( if the BushCo/neoCON cabal continue to stir shit up over there, they could place our soldiers in a seriously horrific spot.

[justinsb]

9. If they can reach a similar agreement with Syria

and the Kurds are protected, then yes - it would be time for the US to go.

[BRLIB]

6. Was something overlooked in the 97 edicts handed down

by Bremer? The puppet must surely obey it's master with respect to alliances.

[Old and In the Way]

8. Well, it is a democracy afterall.

Isn't that the prerogative of a free country? Don't they get to decide who they wish to form alliances with?

No big surprise to me. The invasion/occupation of secular Iraq was going to set into motion a whole new opportunity to facilitate the potential of a pan-Islamic state, a new Islamic Caliphate for the 21st century. We should have encouraged the existing secular state of Iraq by building up the infrastructure while maintaining close inspections on their WMD capabilities. Instead, the PNAC braintrust decided to destroy the basis of Arab secular moderation in the Mid-East.

How can we now dictate what the Iraqi democracy can and can't do with regards to their regional security? The neocons were played quite well by Chalabi, I think.

[mmonk]

10. It does diffuse their dreams a bit

[KansDem]

11. Damn! That Bush is truly a "uniter!"

Former foes Iran and Iraq have said they will sign a military cooperation agreement that will include Iranian help in training Iraq's armed forces.

The agreement marks a considerable advance in relations between the two countries that fought a bitter 1980-1988 war and comes despite repeated US accusations that Iran has undermined security in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

"It's a new chapter in our relations with Iraq. We will start wide defence cooperation," Iranian Defence Minister Admiral Ali Shamkhani told a joint news conference with visiting Iraqi counterpart Sadoun al-Dulaimi.

Iran and Iraq together...who woulda thunk? I guess that puts any doubt abount Bush's abilities to rest!

[justinsb]

12. Right now the Palistinians are talking with Syria

Syria and Iraq are supposed to have talks soon...imagine one islamic state that runs from Iran to the Israeli border, could a revolution in Saudi Arabia be far behind?

[Lannes]

13. Wow

Maybe there will be a real Pan-Arabism after all,but more Islamic than secular.What a kick in the teeth that would be to the neocons!

[tjwash]

14. All that's gonna do is make them bust out the "nuke 'em all" shit.

Ma and Pa red state don't give a fuck about WHY Iran is allying with Iraq, they just care THAT they are.

You can tell them till you are blue in the face about the fact that all the chimp is doing by waging his oil war is uniting the shiite and sunnite factions in the middle east, and giving once deep adversaries a common enemy to team up against, and all you will get is a blank stare back.

All the neo-cons care about is that brown people are on our oil, and they want them removed.