Iran highly cooperative on stopping flow of arms into Iraq.
Throughout this entire ordeal, the Bush administration has always used his generals as a constant excuse not to pull out of Iraq. Now, let us see if he actually practices what he preaches and listens to his own generals when they tell him news that he does not want to hear. It turns out that one of the reasons that violence is dropping in Iraq is because Iran has actually followed through on its pledge to reduce the level of violence in that country through stopping the flow of arms through Iran. And Bush's own generals acknowledge Iran's role in this:
Lieutenant General James Dubik, who is in charge of training Iraqi security forces, said Tehran was keeping to its pledge of stopping the smuggling of weapons to Iraqi extremists.
"We are all thankful for the commitment Iran has made to reduce the flow in weapons, explosives and training (of extremists) in Iraq," Dubik told reporters in Baghdad's Green Zone.
"As a result of that, it has made some contribution to the reduction of violence" in Iraq, he said.
And another general speaks out as well:
Another US commander, Major General Kevin Bergner, expressed optimism that the decision to hold fresh talks between Tehran, Washington and Baghdad over the turmoil in Iraq would further help boost this commitment of Iran.
"It is important here that the commitments that have been made start to see progress that is strategically measurable and sustains over time," he told reporters in the conference with Dubik.
(Sounds of Dick Cheney throwing a fit of tyrannical rage over prospects of war with Iran dimming)
With the success of the North Korea deal to eliminate their nuclear program, the path to peace with Iran should be clear. The US should make diplomatic relations a starting point, and not an end point, of negotiations. The President should make it clear that continued cooperation in Iraq will translate into reduction of economic sanctions and talks regarding Iran's nuclear program, Israel, and other issues of interest to the two powers. With oil prices skyrocketing, the world cannot afford another armed confrontation by the US.
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