And monkeys could fly out of my butt, in theory… but you and I both know that it’s not going to happen.
The United States intends to lay out a comprehensive account of Iran’s growing military role in Iraq — including the array of arms provided to both Shiite and Sunni militias — during critical talks between U.S. and Iranian diplomats scheduled for tomorrow in Baghdad, according to senior U.S. officials.
Ryan C. Crocker, the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad, will also outline steps Iran could take to help stabilize war-ravaged Iraq, both politically and militarily. Any subsequent meeting will depend on the quality of the dialogue and Iran’s cooperation in the coming weeks, the sources added.
Bwahahaha!!! Oh, wait… Iran is is directly killing, and funding the killing of, our troops. Maybe it’s not funny at all. Maybe this “pretty please” is rolling over and showing our stomach to the enemy. Why, yes, in fact… I believe that it is.
Here’s the money quote:
“Iran has every advantage in these talks — in geography, demography and time — and they know it. Iran has better relations with every political party, militia and warlord in the Shiite and Kurdish communities than we do. It has the best intelligence apparatus in Iraq. And it has the advantage of a religious relationship with the majority population that is unique,” said Bruce Riedel, a Middle East expert at the Brookings Institution who previously served at the National Security Council and the CIA.
And they’re going to give up these advantages, why? Because suddenly they don’t want control of Iraq? Yeah, that must be it.
