Petraeus: Iran "Behind Green Zone Attack"

BBC:

The most senior US general in Iraq has said he has evidence that Iran was behind Sunday's bombardment of Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone.

Gen David Petraeus told the BBC he thought Tehran had trained, equipped and funded insurgents who fired the barrage of mortars and rockets.

Read the whole story: BBC

Comments

[GOP4MoreTears]

Iran is a part of the axis of evil, they have WMD's, we gotta bomb, bomb, bomb'em. - John McCain.

[deminmo]

sorry, left out assumed sites in past post.

[deminmo]

General,
How long will it be until the pre-emptive strike against Iran?
Will you strike all 8 known or assumed strikes at once or
target a few at a time?
Have you considered how far reaching this new war will
be?
Will we be told before, or after it happens?

[bigdaddyvike]

Iran is also the chief cause of global warming, income taxes and Hitler.

[BARRISTER]

Betrayus is setting the stage for this summer's attack on Iran by the Zionists Bush and Cheney

[GOP4MoreTears]

Yep, there has been a lot of noise coming out of the Bush administration lately, they removed the Admiral, they are stiring things up in Southern Iraq.

There gearing up for action.

[BBackSoon]

What is the deal with single paragraphs in the comments? If you hit Return (CR) for a new paragraph all lines after that point will be lost.

[Pleidian]

Then talk to the Iranians. Or leave. If you attack Iran the world will abandon any last shred of patience in the idootic neocon agenda, whioch led to this God-awful quagmire. Even the Saudi king thought Cheney's "ideas" on Iran were out to lunch. So, with all due respect to the soldiers on the ground, frack you David Petraeus.

[DRaymond]

I am doubtfull. When it came to the explosively formed projectiles you could make a case that those required specialized manufacturing and training. But a Mortar? Only an AK47 is a more generic, commonplace, and idiotproof weapon. So they are sitting there and saying 'oh yeah, those are Iranian mortars!'

[PackyJ]

General Petraeus is performing the same service for George W. Bush (at least figuratively) that Monica Lewinsky performed for Bill Clinton.

[GBecker]

More BS!

[BitJam]

Expect an US attack on Iran within the next few weeks as part of Bush's strategy to get McCain into the White House. Once Bush attacks Iran, all hell will break loose in the Middle East and Bush is counting on this to help Hillary in the Pennsylvania primary. Their only hope for keeping the White House in Republican hands is to tip the Democratic nomination to Hillary.

[fromthezoo]

Not too soon. I think early to mid October. Any earlier and the deceptions that will be used might unravel and cost McCain the election. It is a fine line that Bush and Cheney are walking, but I am sure their determination and persistence will see them through.

[deminmo]

There are military exercises planned in Israel for
April 6. Petraeus and Crocker go before Congress
on April 8-9. Ships with plenty of missiles are ready
to go. Bet it's late Spring.

[MajorKong]

Maybe. This could be just another example of us blaming whatever happens over there on the bad guy of the week, which is usually Iran or Syria.

[abdallac]

OH PUH-LEEEEZE STFU already!!!!

[NABNYC]

Bush and Cheney want to attack Iran before the U.S. November election. Since both McCain and Hillary support nuking Iran, that should guarantee that one of the corporate-sponsored candidates will win. Let's watch what the candidates say when it happens. Attacking Iran is a sure way to prevent any president from withdrawing troops from Iraq. And after all, when you think about it, the Saudi Royal family will be overthrown eventually and all move to Beverly Hills, and then we'll probably send our military in there to steal their oil. No more wars for oil. All the money we are spending on oil corporation wars is money we should be spending developing alternative energy systems. The children and grandchildren will curse the Americans who led this country to start these wars.

[CitizenFace]

We're too close to the election for there to be any chance of Congress giving the President the authority to conduct a new war.

[BBackSoon]

They will state, not argue, that they have been given the authority already. Not sure what bill it was but if it is for our safety he can attack preemptively anyone he sees fit.

[BBackSoon]

They will state, not argue, that they have been given the authority already. Not sure what bill it was but if it is for our safety he can attack preemptively anyone he sees fit. This will happen right around election time or perhaps just before the swearing in and with martial law we will have no new president. You can almost hear the war drums.

[fromthezoo]

(a) Bush already thinks he has the authority. (b) He is the Commander in Chief and if he orders a strike there will be a strike. (c) The Gulf of Tonkin resolution took five days from the "attack" (another fraud") by the North Vietnamese patrol boats to the passage of the resolution. Never underestimate Congress' capacity for cowardice and cupidity.

[IntelligentDesign]

We have no choice but to bomb Iran back to the Stone Age (or at least Bronze) - I'm on the phone right now with my stockbroker to prepare for this ominous fight.

[deminmo]

Better stock up on water, batteries, canned food, paper
products. And lots of duct tape and plastic. Better yet,
just head for the nearest cave until the rads show below
1 per hour. Could be a few months.

[Davwbaird]

At word of this information McCain marched on Stage and danced to Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran.