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Lifer
Originally posted by: palehorse74
There are factions out of eastern Iran who are supporting the Taliban near Kandahar... and they're certainly not Saudis.Originally posted by: ranmaniac
Originally posted by: Jaskalas
Originally posted by: eits
Originally posted by: Jaskalas
Originally posted by: eits
Originally posted by: ProfJohn
To answer the question in the OP:
I don?t think his military would start a war with the US over this. But their terrorist friends might step up their attacks.
I don?t think killing him is a good solution. Replace the devil you know with the devil you don?t know, not a good idea.
he doesn't have terrorist friends. his boss might, but he doesn't.
I think that distinction is irrelevant to the scope of their response. Moreover, what is the assertion here, is it one of innocence?
it's not irrelevant, jackalass... it's a response telling john not to be careless in his assessment of who has the terrorist friends.
YOUR question to ME is the irrelevant one.
He's part of the Iranian government. The Iranian government itself is a czar of terrorism from Hezbollah in Lebanon to the Taliban in Pakistan. Trying to distance the President from that is irrelevant to the subject. Whether it?s Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who commands them will not change their response.
Moreover, what basis do you have for saying he isn?t friends with radicals? He himself is one.
The Taliban are Sunni and have no influence from the Iranians, if anything, they are supported through Pakistan ISI and Saudi Arabia (who helped get them in power the first place). Likewise, the "reports" of Iran supporting Al Qaeda are also false, as Al Qaeda are hardcore Sunni/Wahhabis who are opposed to Shias/Iran.
if you're talking about private funders, as in some shop owner or something, i'd believe it. aside from that, bullshit.