IMNSHO, it seems that American propagandists would like us all to swallow hook, line and sinker that the EFP used in Iraq against American forces were manufactured and supplied entirely by Iran and therefore Iran has been responsible for killing Americans which means Iran will have a price to pay --- WAR.
Richnorth.. the Iranians ARE ALREADY at war with the US/Iraq, or hadn't you noticed?
There was a major firefight between US and Iranian forces ON IRAQI soil last September.
time.com
A short Army press release issued on the day of the skirmish offered the following information: U.S. soldiers from the 5th Squadron 73rd Cavalry 82nd Airborne were accompanying Iraqi forces on a routine joint patrol along the border with Iran, about 75 miles east of Baghdad, when they spotted two Iranian soldiers retreating from Iraqi territory back into Iran. A moment later, U.S. and Iraqi forces came upon a third Iranian soldier on the Iraqi side of the border, who stood his ground. As U.S. and Iraqi soldiers approached the Iranian officer and began speaking with him, a platoon of Iranian soldiers appeared and moved to surround the coalition patrol, taking up positions on high ground. At that point, according to the Army's statement, the Iranian captain told the U.S. and Iraqi soldiers that if they tried to leave they would be fired on. Fearing abduction by the Iranians, U.S. troops moved to go anyway, and fighting broke out. Army officials say the Iranian troops fired first with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades, and that U.S. troops fell further back into Iraqi territory, while four Iraqi army soldiers, one interpreter and one Iraqi border guard remained in the hands of the Iranians.
The official release says there were no casualties among the Americans, and makes no mention of any on the Iranian side. U.S. soldiers present at the firefight, however, tell TIME that American forces killed at least one Iranian soldier who had been aiming a rocket-propelled grenade at their convoy of Humvees.
In addition, we caught the operations leader of Iran's "Quds Force" in Iraq under false identification. This guy was the 3rd highest ranking officer in the Quds force, a Brigadier General. And we caught him red-handed operating in "cover", and with incrimidating documents about his activities in Iraq:
iht.com
army.mil
So get a grip.. Regardless of whether Tehran will admit it, their special operations forces are involved in Iraq. And I doubt they are there without the blessing of Ahmadinejad, considering he was reported as being one of the founders of the Quds force many years ago.
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