Iran May Cooperate With US Against ISIL Jihadists
Iran may consider cooperating with its arch-foe the United States to fight Sunni extremist militants in Iraq, but has not yet received a request to intervene militarily across the border. In the clearest indication so far that Iran may be pulled into…
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Anomaly 100 June 14th, 2014 at 13:28
Well this is different.
jasperjava June 14th, 2014 at 18:43
Not entirely. After the September 11 attacks Iran expressed sympathy towards the United States, and offered military assistance to fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda, who they considered to be enemies.
Some low-level diplomatic progress was being made with Iran, until Dubya lumped them in with their arch-enemy Saddam Hussein (and, bizarrely, the North Koreans) into his “Axis of Evil”. That’s when moderate Iranian leaders lost clout domestically, and hardliners like Mahmoud Ahmedinejahd came to power. Any rapprochement between the US and Iran was put on hold.
That’s what happens when you let your speechwriters formulate policy, for the sake of a semi-clever phrase. Thanks, David Frum!
Frum was fired soon after that, because his wife Danielle Crittenden publicly bragged that “Axis of Evil” was his contribution to the “president’s” speech. You don’t get to steal the “president’s” thunder, even if it’s stupid thunder.
Anomaly 100 June 14th, 2014 at 18:56
Remember the cards with pictures of the players in the Axis of Evil?
Anomaly 100 June 14th, 2014 at 13:28
Well this is different.
jasperjava June 14th, 2014 at 18:43
Not entirely. After the September 11 attacks Iran expressed sympathy towards the United States, and offered military assistance to fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda, who they considered to be enemies.
Some low-level diplomatic progress was being made with Iran, until Dubya lumped them in with their arch-enemy Saddam Hussein (and, bizarrely, the North Koreans) into his “Axis of Evil”. That’s when moderate Iranian leaders lost clout domestically, and hardliners like Mahmoud Ahmedinejahd came to power. Any rapprochement between the US and Iran was put on hold.
That’s what happens when you let your speechwriters formulate policy, for the sake of a semi-clever phrase. Thanks, David Frum!
Frum was fired soon after that, because his wife Danielle Crittenden publicly bragged that “Axis of Evil” was his contribution to the “president’s” speech. You don’t get to steal the “president’s” thunder, even if it’s stupid thunder.
Anomaly 100 June 14th, 2014 at 18:56
Remember the cards with pictures of the players in the Axis of Evil?
granpa.usthai June 14th, 2014 at 13:45
IF -despot Maliki is fully capable of “handling the terrorist threat” WTF is all the hub bub about Maliki commanding the USA use of military war technology to stabilize the situation over an extended FOREVER period of time?
granpa.usthai June 14th, 2014 at 13:45
IF -despot Maliki is fully capable of “handling the terrorist threat” WTF is all the hub bub about Maliki commanding the USA use of military war technology to stabilize the situation over an extended FOREVER period of time?
Obewon June 14th, 2014 at 14:10
Iran cooperating with USA against iraqi insurgent “ISIL” is yet another peace dividend delivered by the Obama Doctrine forcing Iran to peacefully surrender all enriched uranium above 5% in exchange for lifting US, EU & UN IAEA economic sanctions.
Obewon June 14th, 2014 at 14:10
Iran cooperating with USA against iraqi insurgent “ISIL” is yet another peace dividend delivered by the Obama Doctrine forcing Iran to peacefully surrender all enriched uranium above 5% in exchange for lifting US, EU & UN IAEA economic sanctions.