Iraqis attack Iranian consulate in Basra
posted at 7:38 pm on June 14, 2006 by Allahpundit
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Iran Focus has photos. I wish this was a case of broad-based righteous indignation over Iranian influence in Iraq, but it sounds like your standard intramural religious-nut feud. More’s the pity.
Nice to see Iran on the receiving end of embassy hijinks for once, though. Here’s the Iraqi flag being raised over the consulate:
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Like we need to see Iran OPENLY attacking Iraq next? Nut cases all around ,
bbz123 on June 14, 2006 at 7:43 PM
Durkadurkastan invades islamajihadistan. Film at 11. One of the invaders has granted an interview with ABC:
“I was just a boy when the infidels came to my village in their Blackhawk helicopters. They fired on the oil wells and it lit up like the eyes of allah…”
Ted Koppel has the rest of that interview tonight on Nightline.
Tony737 on June 14, 2006 at 7:58 PM
Gee…if only the Iraqis had taken Iranian hostages…it might have become payback of sorts for their act of war against the US by invading our embassy and taking hostages. As it is, regardless of the reasons…this act is a small ray on sunshine to me…
Excuse my inner laughter over this.
Terlizzi999 on June 14, 2006 at 9:12 PM
Is it BUsh’s fault yet?
Defector01 on June 14, 2006 at 11:49 PM
In due course, Defector, in due course.
easy87us on June 15, 2006 at 12:10 AM
They leave me no one to root for.
RolandHall on June 15, 2006 at 1:01 AM
The participants in both demonstrations were supporters of prominent Iraqi Shiite Ayatollah Mahmoud al-Hassani, an outspoken critic of Iranian meddling in Iraq.
I like the sound of that. More, please.
Pablo on June 15, 2006 at 6:02 AM
When will they blame U.S. Marines?
ForYourEdification on June 15, 2006 at 8:03 AM
Good, anything bad that happens to the iranian terrorist regime is good for us.
We have proof that the shaped-charge IED’s killing our Troops are coming from iran. We need to wrap it up in Iraq (when it’s ready) and get to work in iran. We have ‘em surrounded. The mighty U.S. Air Force could get it done in 3 nights if properly utilized. Add in a Carrier (preferrably the Reagan, just for sentimental value) and the mullahs and their nukes are gone in 2. The people of iran will be liberated and they will become our Allies in the war on global jihad. One more name scratched off the Axis of Evil list.
Hey, Ahmajihadist, care to take a shot at the title?
Tony737 on June 15, 2006 at 8:06 AM
You know who really terrifies the Iranians? Sistani. He could end up running the whole Shiite world and the current thugs in Iran are scared to death of that.
Mike O on June 15, 2006 at 12:24 PM
A friend of mine serving in Iraq at the moment was saying that, most people stateside don’t realize that the fight is no longer insurgents vs. US troops. It’s Sunni vs. Shia vs. Kurd AND insurgents vs. US troops. I’m assuming this Iraq vs. Iran fight is a Sunni/Shia thing. As nice as it is to hear about jihadis killing each other instead of our troops, I’m still not sure this is a good thing for us – we want/need a stable Iraq for democracy to succeed there, and for us to be able to say Mission Accomplished for real and bring our troops home.
Also, Tony737…
> The mighty U.S. Air Force could get it done in 3 nights if properly utilized… The people of iran will be liberated and they will become our Allies in the war on global jihad.
Isn’t this exactly what Rummy said before we invaded Iraq? That it would take “weeks, not months” and that the Iraqis would be throwing rose petals? Iran is a lot bigger than Iraq, and stronger militarily. I do think Iran needs to be dealt with, but we can’t go in assume it’ll be a cakewalk
schroeder on June 15, 2006 at 4:13 PM
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