Poll

Is Iran supporting the Insurgency in Iraq

Yes76%76% - 50
No23%23% - 15
Total: 65
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|7024|132 and Bush

We have not had a direct poll to get everyones opinion on this.

https://i9.tinypic.com/4hthunb.jpg
Artillery shells that were used to make a car bomb lay gathered
by Iraqi police near the scene of a car bomb blast in central Baghdad,
Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. Serial numbers and other markings on
bombs suggest that Iranians are linked to deadly explosives used by Iraqi militants


One thing is for sure, the evidence better be solid.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070210/ap_ … telligence
After weeks of preparation and revisions, U.S. officials are preparing to detail evidence supporting administration's claims of Iran's meddlesome and deadly activities. A briefing was scheduled Sunday in Baghdad.

I know there are some here who think this is a prelude to war despite the fact Bush, Cheney, Rice, and Gates all have said numerous times that they are not planning military actions. Why would Iran support Civil war in Iraq if the evidence does indeed show this? We know they would like to see a Shia majority but at what risk do they assert influence?

Last edited by Kmarion (2007-02-10 12:44:18)

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IG-Calibre
comhalta
+226|7165|Tír Eoghan, Tuaisceart Éireann
i'm sure they will present whatever they think will justify the Spring offensive they say they are not planning..

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2010087,00.html

Last edited by IG-Calibre (2007-02-10 13:10:16)

Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|7024|132 and Bush

IG-Calibre wrote:

i'm sure they will present whatever they think will justify the Spring offensive they say they are not planning..

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2010087,00.html
According to informed sources in Washington ...lol

Of course we have plans.
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Fen321
Member
+54|6921|Singularity
Its rather comical really....prior to this we have a vast amount of allegations of their involvement and we get caught along the Carrot and stick game...and their proof of their involvement is their STATEMENT THAT they are giving high grade explosives. The funny thing is that this is the same intelligence community that has for some reason systematically failed on some pretty heavy situations and now we have to rely on their unanimous push for a justification of aggression towards Iran.

*someone pinch me I'm reliving 2003*
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|7024|132 and Bush

Fen321 wrote:

Its rather comical really....prior to this we have a vast amount of allegations of their involvement and we get caught along the Carrot and stick game...and their proof of their involvement is their STATEMENT THAT they are giving high grade explosives. The funny thing is that this is the same intelligence community that has for some reason systematically failed on some pretty heavy situations and now we have to rely on their unanimous push for a justification of aggression towards Iran.

*someone pinch me I'm reliving 2003*
The US never had WMD's in their hands with serial numbers on them in 2003. But yes this is the challenge they face, credibility. I'm not jumping on board the Iran interference completely neither. This was not a rhetorical poll. I am seriously curios.
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BN
smells like wee wee
+159|7191
the 78% or 11 people that have voted yes have fallen for the old US gov rope a dope again.

Use your brain people. No evidence has been presented yet you think they are involved? Why?

Plenty of evidence has been provided that Israel has nuclear weapons but the right says "no they dont, where's the evidence"

Anyone can write a headline in a newspaper "iran linked with weapons" and use the line "its been reported than Iran..." That is the piss weak way out for news services. They can intimate that Iran has weapons but when anyone challenges to prove evidence they just say "we were only saying it has been reported".
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|7024|132 and Bush

BN wrote:

the 78% or 11 people that have voted yes have fallen for the old US gov rope a dope again.

Use your brain people. No evidence has been presented yet you think they are involved? Why?

Plenty of evidence has been provided that Israel has nuclear weapons but the right says "no they dont, where's the evidence"

Anyone can write a headline in a newspaper "iran linked with weapons" and use the line "its been reported than Iran..." That is the piss weak way out for news services. They can intimate that Iran has weapons but when anyone challenges to prove evidence they just say "we were only saying it has been reported".
No one knows for sure of course. It's all speculation, which is what people do when they take in the collective circumstances. You have done this as well by taking a previous misguided reason for war and assumed that from now on nothing the US says is true. I wanted to get everyones leaning before the evidence came out to see the impact (or lack thereof) it had. A different view does not mean you are not using your brain.
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Commie Killer
Member
+192|6810

BN wrote:

the 78% or 11 people that have voted yes have fallen for the old US gov rope a dope again.

Use your brain people. No evidence has been presented yet you think they are involved? Why?
Because I am making a judgement on the evidence that I have avialable to me, example is that serial numbers on weapons found in Iraq match those owned by Iran.

BN wrote:

Plenty of evidence has been provided that Israel has nuclear weapons but the right says "no they dont, where's the evidence"
I really dont think anyone says that, the Israelies deny it but they are the only ones that come to mind, I have not seen a forum member on here deny it. Personaly I have no clue where you are getting that, and unless you can give me some information that proves otherwise I dont believe it(excluding morons who would say that of course).

BN wrote:

Anyone can write a headline in a newspaper "iran linked with weapons" and use the line "its been reported than Iran..." That is the piss weak way out for news services. They can intimate that Iran has weapons but when anyone challenges to prove evidence they just say "we were only saying it has been reported".
Not the right usage of "intimate", also, news services do that all the time, they do the same thing about how Israel is planning attacks on Iran(an example would be the story that Israel is planing to use low-yield bunker buster nuclear weapons against Iran's facilities). I dont believe anything without a valid source, and in my opinion, generals over in Iraq come under the category of "valid".
ATG
Banned
+5,233|6952|Global Command
If Bush does like his daddy did in Somalia and leave a fresh entanglement for the next president, and a fucking big one like Iraq, it may take a decade for Republican voters to forgive politicians.

* edit Iraq, Iran whats the difference.

Last edited by ATG (2007-02-10 18:19:18)

DesertFox-
The very model of a modern major general
+796|7108|United States of America

ATG wrote:

If Bush does like his daddy did in Somalia and leave a fresh entanglement for the next president, and a fucking big one like Iraq, it may take a decade for Republican voters to forgive politicians.

* edit Iraq, Iran whats the difference.
The difference is "o" and "p"
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|7024|132 and Bush

DesertFox423 wrote:

ATG wrote:

If Bush does like his daddy did in Somalia and leave a fresh entanglement for the next president, and a fucking big one like Iraq, it may take a decade for Republican voters to forgive politicians.

* edit Iraq, Iran whats the difference.
The difference is "o" and "p"
Maybe but its all "b" and "s".
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BN
smells like wee wee
+159|7191

Kmarion wrote:

We have not had a direct poll to get everyones opinion on this.

http://i9.tinypic.com/4hthunb.jpg
Artillery shells that were used to make a car bomb lay gathered
by Iraqi police near the scene of a car bomb blast in central Baghdad,
Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. Serial numbers and other markings on
bombs suggest that Iranians are linked to deadly explosives used by Iraqi militants


One thing is for sure, the evidence better be solid.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070210/ap_ … telligence
After weeks of preparation and revisions, U.S. officials are preparing to detail evidence supporting administration's claims of Iran's meddlesome and deadly activities. A briefing was scheduled Sunday in Baghdad.

I know there are some here who think this is a prelude to war despite the fact Bush, Cheney, Rice, and Gates all have said numerous times that they are not planning military actions. Why would Iran support Civil war in Iraq if the evidence does indeed show this? We know they would like to see a Shia majority but at what risk do they assert influence?
ONE BIG CONSPIRACY THEORY

You bleeding heart conservatives and your wacky conspiracies! god bless you.
Reciprocity
Member
+721|7004|the dank(super) side of Oregon
yes, just like Syria, Saudi Arabia, and every other country in the region.
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|7024|132 and Bush

Reciprocity wrote:

yes, just like Syria, Saudi Arabia, and every other country in the region.
Saudi Arabia , your sure about that?
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Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6828|North Carolina
Saudi Arabia has already told our government that it would support a Sunni insurgency if we leave Iraq, so if they're willing to say that to our face, you can imagine what they are doing right now behind our backs.

We focus primarily on Iran's influence because of the threat they pose to our dollar hegemony in oil trade.  They have recently taken steps to switch to the Euro in their oil trade, and if it works out for them, it will set a precedent that will likely encourage all the other OPEC nations to follow suit.  The Euro is rising in value while the dollar falls.

This isn't really about nukes or terror -- this is about dollar hegemony.
TeamZephyr
Maintaining My Rage Since 1975
+124|6952|Hillside, Melbourne, Australia

Kmarion wrote:

U.S. officials are preparing to detail evidence supporting administration's claims of Iran's meddlesome and deadly activities. A briefing was scheduled Sunday in Baghdad.
Oh the hilarity of a group of United Staters gathering evidence about someone meddling in Iraq
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|7024|132 and Bush

This Poll will go nice with my other http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=60954 .
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beerface702
Member
+65|7116|las vegas
just because there is a build up of naval and air type forces in the gulf waters, and other areas. doesnt automatically mean the miltary is going to strike iran..the media blows shit up so bad.

it could be mere exercises that are just getting some special attention

or even more likely the iraq "build up" that has been put forth, this is probably part of the 20,000 more troops thing..just some arnt on the ground!
SuperMike
Banned
+11|6883|KENT
Drop A BIG nuke on the whole lot of em ?
kilgoretrout
Member
+53|6893|Little Rock, AR

IG-Calibre wrote:

i'm sure they will present whatever they think will justify the Spring offensive they say they are not planning..

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2010087,00.html
I'm sure the Pentagon has plans to attack the UK, Italy, Spain, and every other nation on the planet, too.  That doesn't mean they're going to happen.  The Pentagon hires thousands of people to sit around and consider war scenarios.  I'd bet nearly all of them are waaaaaaay out in left field.  Stuff like, "what would America do if the UK attacked us?" has probably already been decided.  That's because our military is extremely good at taking specific objectives and accomplishing them.  If an extremely unlikely scenario ends up coming true, we want to be prepared for it so we don't waste time figuring out what our response needs to be.  Just because "a source at the Pentagon" confirms that we have plans doesn't mean we're seriously considering them.
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|7005|SE London

Of course Iran are supporting the insurgents. There is so much evidence that they are and they have a proven track record of sponsoring terrorism. The Austian rifles imported by Iran very recently, which ended up in the hands of insurgents in Iraq is proof enough for me.
Braddock
Agitator
+916|6713|Éire
I don't get it... so It's not okay for Iran to support what it considers its interests in the region with military and strategic aid but it is okay for America to do exactly the same thing?

America at the moment are fighting a war in Afghanistan, a war in Iraq, they (along with Israel) have been supporting one side of the Palestinian struggle in the recent civil conflict with military equipment and have launched air strikes on villages in Ethiopia. Who are they to point the finger at anyone, talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
Fen321
Member
+54|6921|Singularity
Braddock, self determination in this forum is frowned upon unless referring to the US and/or its allies.

So far the "evidence" is nothing more than allegations that Iran made weapons are being used in Iraq -- which is far different than Iran sponsoring attacks within Iraq in order to destabilize it. Even the claim that Iraq is being destabilized by Iran is rather tenuous due to the reality of the limited amounts of deaths related to the weapon which they are relying on for implication of Iranian involvement. 170 Soldiers do not determine the outcome, and i mean the OVERALL STRATEGIC outcome, of a war....if you can buy that claim then you seriously need to WAKE THE FAWK UP .
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|7024|132 and Bush

Braddock wrote:

I don't get it... so It's not okay for Iran to support what it considers its interests in the region with military and strategic aid but it is okay for America to do exactly the same thing?

America at the moment are fighting a war in Afghanistan, a war in Iraq, they (along with Israel) have been supporting one side of the Palestinian struggle in the recent civil conflict with military equipment and have launched air strikes on villages in Ethiopia. Who are they to point the finger at anyone, talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
You can't honestly see the difference between promoting violence and trying to quell it? Americans want the Government of Iraq to succeed and for peace to reign so they can get their troops home. Iran may be providing  material for insurgents to go blowing up civilians in marketplaces. American intentions are known, Iran is operating with deceit and denial. And FEn321 no one is claiming that Iran is the reason Iraq is where it is now. There are question that should be asked and not ignored though. If another country is providing weapons being used to kill your soldiers you don't simply look the other way.
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jonnykill
The Microwave Man
+235|7103
I don't care either way. Bomb the fuck out of Iran.

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