Iran is actively killing our soldiers world-wide, is developing ballistic technology, enriching uranium, and threatening to "Wipe Israel off the Map."
Why study History? We are doomed to repeat the horrors of it. WWIII redux. From the Long War Journal:
Iran's Ramazan Corps and the ratlines into Iraq--an interactive Map.
The issue of Iranian complicity in the Iraqi insurgency has been contentious since US and Iraqi forces began heavily targeting the Iranian networks in late 2006. While news reports have touted Iran's role in reducing the violence, US military officers believe Iran still serves as a source of weapons and fighters in Iraq.
The Long War Journal has spoken to several mid-level and senior US military and intelligence officers, all of whom have declined to go on the record due to the sensitive nature of the Iranian issue. Based on these conversations as well as other information, The Long War Journal has learned the nature of the Qods Force operations in Iraq and how they move resources into the country.
Qods Force and the Iraqi insurgency
Iran began to extend its influence in Iraq immediately after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime in April 2003. Through the Qods Force, Iran's external wing of the Revolutionary Guards Corps, Iran immediately moved money, weapons, and operatives inside Iraq to influence the various fractured Shia political parties and militias.
Iran worked through various militias such as the Mahdi Army, the Badr Corps, the Qazali Network, the Shebaini Network, and a host of other surrogates to attack Coalition forces, Iraqi Security Forces, and rival political leaders. When groups like the Badr Corps and its political backer the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq broke from the Iranian sphere of influence and integrated with the government, the Iranian-backed militias, which have since been designated the Special Groups, began attacking them as well.
To streamline operations in Iraq, the Qods Force established a unified command, called the Ramazan Corps, and split Iraq into three roughly geographical regions.
Meanwhile, Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, considers the latest IAE "intelligence" as a "Great Victory" for Iran, while President Bush is warning them to "Explain Past Actions on Arms" about their nuclear program.
On the surface, the statements above, via the New York Times, are totally irreconcilable.
Our intelligence and spy agencies were created with the sole goal of protecting our nation and our people--either way, their credibility is now forever tarnished, because of this latest "two-step" around the Executive Branch, and from the previous mishaps regarding the intelligence information before the Iraq war.
Most Americans sense something has gone terribly wrong with our security apparatus. That much, is obvious to all.
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