Are 20,000 Iranians a Week Going Into Iraq ?

[stewert]

Tonight on the O'Reilly Factor Col. David Hunt told O'Reilly that 20,000 Iranians
a week are going into Iraq. This sounds like more propaganda put out by the Bush
administration to me.

I do not believe that, can anyone here confirm that information.

[rustydog]

1. All our satellites and intelligence resources are focused on Iraq...

20,000 people a week flowing into Iraq may be noticable and BUSH would have THAT classified video on American TV so fast, it'd make your head spin.

[kalian]

2. Its like the bullshit stories we heard about thousands of Pakistanis....

entering Afghanistan when the US invaded there... :eyes: Pure, 100%
USDA, American mediawhore propaganda....

[leftistagitator]

3. Sounds a little high

I'm sure some are coming in though. Islam calls for all Muslims to unite against an invader of any Muslim country, or so I've been told. Several tapes have been released of Bin Laden or other al Queada leaders calling for Muslims to come to Iraq and fight the occupation forces. I'm sure some are taking him up on it. Now, if they are trying to claim all the attacks are coming from foreign fighters, I highly doubt that. If the Iraqis really support us, then why would they allow these fighter to hide among them, and why don't they organize in support of us?

[opihimoimoi]

6. This Holy War of Bush's is fast becoming out of control and escalating

It didn't start this way but poor planning for the occupation and errors along the ways resulted in this mess.

Unless we get a Kerry in there soon, it will be 200 million angry people lusting for our childrens blood. Bush has totally screwed up his term, his opportunity after 9/11 when most of the whole World was behind us. His arrogance, choice of people has resulted in a chilling effect hence this quandry.

[Aidoneus]

4. actually, it's 2nd hand propaganda

from a source I wouldn't ordinarily suspect the regime's cheer squad to pick up. Newspapers on sale in Iraq of the "Wahhabi" variety (aka likely US agents trying to stir up trouble just at a time when all Iraqis are uniting behind the resistance to the aggressors) have been saying this for weeks.

[gottaB]

5. Typically, freepers can't distinguish between civilians and warriors

Here's a story about the 1.5 million pilgrims in Karbala:

Shiite Pilgrims Shun Militancy.

Are some of those pilgrims Mujahideen in disguise? Maybe. See this story from last August, (Iraq's Leaky Border with Iran).

Most of them, however, are pilgrims, civilians who deserve to be left in peace.