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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (244016)10/6/2007 10:39:12 AM
From: Elroy  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Let's get this straight: Have the Iranians been sending Qods forces and shaped charges into Iraq? Yes or No?

Do you distinguish between Iran's government shipping weapons into Iraq (bad), and Iran's arms dealers selling weapons to someone who sells them to someone who sells them to someone who sells them to insurgents in Iraq (business as usual)? From what I can tell about the arms trade, weapons, like money, is fungible, and if someone in Iraq has the money they are going to be able to procure basic weapons from almost any supplier on the planet.

In other words, the fact that weapons manufactured in Iran are appearing in Iraq means that the insurgents have money. It doesn't mean that the Iranians are attacking coalition soldiers, nor that the Iranian government is actively arming insurgents. It may be true that the Iranian government is actively arming Iraqi insurgents, but the existence of Iranian made weapons isn't even close to proof.
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