Petraeus: Iran Behind Green Zone Attack

[babylonsister]

Iran 'behind Green Zone attack'


The most senior US general in Iraq has said he has evidence that Iran was behind Sunday's bombardment of Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone.

Gen David Petraeus told the BBC he thought Tehran had trained, equipped and funded insurgents who fired the barrage of mortars and rockets.

He said Iran was adding what he described as "lethal accelerants" to a very combustible mix.

There has as yet been no response from Iran to the accusations.

In response to the news that 4,000 US military personnel have now been killed in Iraq, he said it showed how much the mission had cost but added that Americans were realistic about it.

He also said a great deal of progress had been made because of the "flipping" of communities - the decision by Sunni tribes to turn against al-Qaeda militants.

The extent of this had surprised even the US military, he said.

'Promises violated'

In an interview with BBC world affairs editor John Simpson, Gen Petraeus said violence in Iraq was being perpetuated by Iran's Quds Force, a branch of the Revolutionary Guards.

more...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7311565.stm

[Lerkfish]

1. hey, I believe everything the Bush admin. tells me.

They would never lie to me to start a war on false pretenses


:eyes:

[caledesi]

17. I agree! NT

[Parche]

2. he thought Tehran had trained, equipped and funded insurgents ?

And Bush 'thought' there were WMD's in Iraq

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

It would be horribly sad, if it wasnt so funny

:hi:

[BR_Parkway]

12. Especially since the article claims he has evidence - evidence would

mean you know something and can prove it, not that you thought it.

Hell, why are they even bothering? No one has held them to account for anything else they've done illegally - why are they even trying to build up to bombing Iran? I'm surprised they don't just do it already. Cheney already has his response if someone says they didn't have the authority to start another war - "So?"

[malaise]

19. My thoughts precisely

WTF is wrong with these lunatics

[whistle]

3. Smells like a false flag operation

:yoiks:

[BOSSHOG]

4. Gosh General Imagine a country geographically close

to Iraq might not like your presence there. And "Americans are realistic about 4,000 deaths?" Realistic? No General, this American isn't. Nor do I think bush's plan from today on is realistic either.

THE PLAN OF BUSH AND MCCAIN FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE IN IRAQ -

- 4,000 more americans must be slaughtered so that the 4,000 who have already been slaughtered have not been slaughtered in vain. This plan is endorsed by "conservatives" coast to coast (many your neighbors) and of course the right wing noise machine manned by creatures who have never served in the miltary nor have done anything for our country.

Sorry for babbling Sis, just had to blather on a moment.

[Supersedeas]

22. reason will always take a backseat to Neocon propoganda

[tridim]

5. The story BushCo is selling us isn't very creative.

A 5 year old can see what's coming in the next chapter. When will the MSM figure it out?

[Strelnikov_]

6. A sound of distant thunder . . .

[magellan]

7. And the drum beat goes on

BushCo really want this fight.

On the bright side, the reinvigorated saber-rattling will do wonders for the slumping price of oil. Wall Street will be happy. And if WS's happy, so we all should be!

:mad:

[liberal N proud]

8. Petraeus, the puppet general

[Adsos Letter]

9. I think there is a very high degree of probability that Iran is supplying Iraqi resistance...

...but that isn't the issue...the issue is: what stupid, ill-considered, potentially disastrous, course of action do we NOT TAKE as a response.

Widening the war into Iran would be a mistake of enormous proportions.

[eridani]

21. Non-Arab Shi'ites are giving money to Arab Sunnis?

Because why?

[Adsos Letter]

24. Because...

...um...that's a damn good question, actually...I don't think I have an answer for it. I suppose I have just expected all along that Iran would pursue an "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" kind of policy.

Guess I got Iran confused with the US.

[eridani]

25. al Maliki is the most pro-Iranian head of state in Iraq's entire existence

I don't doubt that there are various factions in Iran pursuing goals in Iraq at crosspurposes with each other, though. It would be pretty hard to stop them from crossing the border.

[OregonBlue]

10. He's so original.

[mike_c]

11. that makes sense....

I mean, the toilet recently backed up at my house and I'm certain Iran was responsible for that, and Iran was undoubtedly behind one of my cat's recent injuries-- and they cost me beaucoup bucks at the vet, dammit!-- so it makes perfect sense that those wascally Iwanians are pwabably weesponsible for violence in the Baghdad green zone, too.

[bdamomma]

13. general betrayus just another tool of these murderous thugs.

[marmar]

14. The buffet of bullshit is served......

:argh:

[Rex]

15. Gadzooks, didn't even wait for the Admirals military career corpse to cool off first.

It frightens me to see what the Army has turned into. Frightens me for both soldier and civilian.

[ljm2002]

16. General Petraeus...

...or General BetrayUs?

Gosh, it almost seems like yesterday that Moveon.org ran that ad and generated a firestorm of criticism. And why did it produce such a firestorm? Because really, the most revolutionary act you can do, in a system like ours has become, is to TELL THE TRUTH. And when you do tell the truth about things that matter, politically, you can expect the same treatment.

But we have to keep telling the truth, and wait for the day that the little snowball of truth reaches critical mass and starts the avalanche.

[driver8]

18. Well, if Petraeus says it, it has to be true!

Why would I have any reason to doubt this man? I mean, just because Bush and Co. cannot wait to start a war with Iran, and also the fact that everything we have heard from these criminals is a lie...what other reasons would I have?

[GeorgeGist]

20. It seems like only yesterday ...

he 'thought' (aka had invisible evidence) that Al Queda was perpetuating the violence in Iraq.

[bullwinkle428]

23. I almost didn't see W's lips moving when Petraeus was making his statement...