“On the other hand, if we succeed in Iraq after all that al-Qaida and Iran have invested there, it would be a historic blow to the global terrorist movement and a severe setback for Iran. It would demonstrate to a watching world that mainstream Arabs reject the ideology of al-Qaida, and mainstream Shiites reject the ideology of Iran’s radical regime.” (George Bush, 10 April 2008). “Mainstream Shiites”, yes, but apparently not Bush’s own favourites, such as Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim, pictured here in a recent meeting with Iran’s Ali Khamenei. “Rejection” simply isn’t the term that comes to mind.
Archive for April 10th, 2008
The Narrative That Just Doesn’t Work
Posted by Reidar Visser on Thursday, 10 April 2008 23:59
Posted in Iranian influence in Iraq, US policy in Iraq: Leverage issues | Comments Off
