tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post4941955121834079273..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Is Iran And Hezbollah Behind Southern Iraq Blasts?Joel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-17458893485236785022010-05-20T18:32:10.961-07:002010-05-20T18:32:10.961-07:00Anon there could be a couple reasons for the attac...Anon there could be a couple reasons for the attack. This is just pure speculation on my part. 1st Shiite militants have attacked Shiites before hoping that it will drive the public into their arms for protection. The attack in Basra was initially blamed on Al Qaeda. 2nd southern Iraq is pretty secure these days so Iran may have supported some attacks to spread a little instability. It does want a weak and divided Iraq. 3rd it might have been a message to Dawa that runs the province. There might be more reasons.<br /><br />Also the U.S. military released another press statement accusing Iran of trying to destabilize Iraq by supporting militants today.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-10417768478087663772010-05-20T06:42:31.107-07:002010-05-20T06:42:31.107-07:00but why Basra and what does Iran gain? they've...but why Basra and what does Iran gain? they've already got the Shia alliance, what's left? it's not like these sort of attacks are going to deter foregin investoers etcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-14968266504320917622010-05-19T09:15:10.828-07:002010-05-19T09:15:10.828-07:00May 10 was a day of massively well coordinated att...May 10 was a day of massively well coordinated attacks throughout Iraq, featuring more 'drive-by' style violence than is typical.<br /><br />I was shocked that AQI could carry out so many simultaneous attacks despite recently losing their top leadership and a number of upper-management types in cascading raids that followed.<br /><br />I am therefore altogether underwhelmed to discover that, in all probability, it wasn't AQI at all (or, rather, someone else was coordinating various disparate elements).<br /><br />May all those who are in any way involved in perpetrating these attacks get what they have coming to them, regardless of their race, religion, nationality or what country they happen to be hiding out in the moment.amaginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-15339246810609717792010-05-19T07:42:09.325-07:002010-05-19T07:42:09.325-07:00Very interesting and SAD. Until 2006 I never thoug...Very interesting and SAD. Until 2006 I never thought that Shia would kill Shia.Iraqi Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14348791832474839472noreply@blogger.com