General: Afghan arms made in Iran

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Source: Associated Press

U.S. forces recently intercepted Iranian-made weapons intended for Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, the Pentagon's top general said Tuesday, suggesting wider Iranian war involvement in the region.

It appeared to be the first publicly disclosed instance of Iranian arms entering Afghanistan, although it was not immediately clear whether the weapons came directly from Iran or were shipped through a third party.

Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that unlike in Iraq, where U.S. officials say they are certain that arms are being supplied to insurgents by Iran's secretive Quds Force, the Iranian link in Afghanistan is murky.

"It is not as clear in Afghanistan which Iranian entity is responsible, but we have intercepted weapons in Afghanistan headed for the Taliban that were made in Iran," Pace told a group of reporters over breakfast.

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Iran would arm Sunnis against the US? Doubtful.

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. Very doubtful.

They know we are there only in the short term -- and arming Sunni insurgents would go against their own long-term interests.

Besides, they know that * is looking for any excuse to bomb them. If they even considered arming Taliban fighters they'd do with 3rd party agents and eastern block or chinese weapons, nothing that could be traced directly to them.

Iran might be arming Shiites in S. Iraq (tho I doubt that as well), but this is really stretching.

Now, they could be selling arms to poppy-growing warlords in Afghanistan. They would also be anti-puppet government and therefore, in the eyes of our tunnel-visioned military, be equated with Taliban. That, I might believe. If they don't like us, they must be Al Quaida or Taliban.

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[Tempest]

2. Breaking!

The Pentagon's top general said Tuesday Iran is supplying arms to inner city gangs in the U.S.

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[Karenina]

3. This is RIDICULOUS.

Any half-informed nitwit KNOWS the AMERICAN ARMS DEALERS are the GLOBAL LEADERS. Pot meet kettle.

[olddad56]

4. where were the arms made when they fought the Soviet union for 8 years.

were did they get their ammunition? From the US, oh, well that's different.

[daleo]

5. I wonder how many of those arms are killing NATO & U.S. soldiers right now? n/t