According to sources cited in the New York Times, bombs used in Iraq are being designed and assembled in Iran, and closely match designs used by Hezbollah in Israel.
At the same time, "U.S. officials said they had no evidence of the Iranian government's involvement."
Anyone else sense a contradiction here?
3 comments:
It does seem a contradiction. Just to throw a random bone, perhaps the Administration does not want to make an issue of this in light on ongoing nuclear negotiations between Iran and the Europeans?
Makes sense. Sometimes it's best to "not see" what's happening, at least in the short run. I wonder if and when the nuclear negotiations are declared dead the administration will dig out these reports and publicize them at that time?
I have hardly a doubt that they would. More importantly, though, will the administration wait for the Europeans to decide that negotiations are dead and action needs to be taken (Schroeder's cynical comment about force being off the table aside)? Or will at some point the decision be made unilaterally by the US? In which case, what military options exist other than a massive air campaign, given that the Air Force and carriers are none too busy right now, but ground forces are tied down in Iraq?
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