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We are being told in the media that Iran is sending weapons to stir up trouble in Iraq. This is not true.
Fact #1 - Iran is 'Shiite'. The current majority in Iraq which was opposed to Saddam is 'Shiite'.
It is not in the interest of Iran to cause the Shiite dominated government of Iraq to fall. Iran is very happy that the US got rid of their opponent Saddam Hussein.
Iran and Iraq fought a war for eight years that killed hundreds of thousands of people, ending in a stalemate. To quote one source:
"No one is sure of the total casualties during the Iran-Iraq war, but estimates range from 500,000 to 1 million dead, 1-2 million wounded, and more than 80,000 prisoners. There were approximately 2.5 million refugees, and whole cities were destroyed. The financial cost is estimated at a minimum of $200 billion."
Fact #2 - Saudi Arabia is 'Sunni'. Saddam was 'Sunni'. Iraq's old government (see war above) was Sunni. The people in Iraq that the US calls the 'insurgents' (ones who miss Saddam) are Sunni. It is not in the interest of Saudi Arabia and the religiously liberal Sunnis to see the religiously conservative Shiites (the ones who parade through the streets whipping themselves on the backs) gain more control in Iraq.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2003/04/23/MN296904.DTL&o=2
Question: So, who is providing weapons to the 'insurgents' in Iraq? Would the Iranians really give money and weapons to their mortal enemies?
No. Here is the real truth:
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?menuID=1&subID=1147
If the American people fall for the line that Iran is trying to undermine the Shiite led government in Iraq, so that the US Administration can justify another war in the middle east, look out.
If Iraq could not overwhelm Iran after 8 years and hundreds of thousands of lives, why does Bush think that the US can?
