Petraeus: we have evidence that Iran is supporting the recent violence in Iraq

[sabra]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/10/eveningnews/main4007943.shtml

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Couric: There's been a spike in attacks against Americans recently - 16 combat deaths this month. April is on track to be the deadliest month since September. You told Congress yesterday you had evidence ready to show that Iran is supporting the recent violence. What roles specifically are they playing and where is the evidence?

Petraeus: Well the evidence is in the videotapes of interrogations of detainees who were trained, equipped and paid by the Iranian force and in some cases directed by them as well. The evidence is in the form of rocket fragments in some cases, and some cases entire rockets, that we have captured in weapons caches or interdicted the smuggling of. So this is not about intelligence this is about evidence.

[Iggo]

1. Did he say anything at all...

...about the mountain of evidence that the USA is also supporting the violence in Iraq?

[crim son]

6. He says that it's not about "intelligence" but rather "evidence."

Will the american people fall for this again? Do we even have a choice?

[crim son]

2. There is no reason to believe one damn thing this man says.

"Evidence," my ass. GODDAMN these people make me angry, always wanting war.

[Mika]

3. Is there any evidence that the US is supporting any recent violence?

Nope. :eyes:

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

4. I heard they had evidence that Iraq was buying yellowcake uranium from Niger, too

How did that one turn out? :eyes:

[Mika]

8. And the aluminum tubes.

[SammyWinstonJack]

12. Badly, for the World in general and especially bad for the Iraqi people.

[Occulus]

5. Just like you all had incontrovertible evidence of Iraq's WMDs, eh, General?

:puke:

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. Is it time to "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" yet?

If the Maliki government is friendly with and has strong ties to Iran as is reported, what interest would Iran have in attempting to destabilize it? I'm sure that they don't want a chaotic nation state right next door (i.e. "spillover").

[Johonny]

9. How dare they negotiate cease fires in MY war

Cry much Petraeus

[newmajority]

10. I'll bet Katie didn't ask Betray-us why he was defending an Iranian backed Shia government.

Iranian backed thugs are OK with him, as long as they're PRO-occupation thugs, and not nationalists like Sadr.

[spanone]

11. 'so?'

[LSK]

13. TORTURE makes people say anything and there is this thing called the BLACK MARKET

I'm SURE Katie brought up those points.

:eyes:

[JDPriestly]

14. So, if Iran is supporting terrorism in Iraq, why did Maliki greet him with a kiss?

That seems inconsistent -- greeting someone who is supporting terrorism and lawlessness in your borders with a kiss? Let me think. Has that ever happened before? Hmmm! Saudi Arabia and Bush anyone?

[canadianbeaver]

15. WE DON'T FUCKING BELIEVE YOU ANYMORE....

GET IT!

[spanone]

16. hold on to your hats folks, it's an election year and iran is in the crosshairs

karl rove's dream of the eternal republican empire will not go gently into the night imho

[WinkyDink]

17. A weapons manufacturer/seller is now our enemy? Mirror, mirror, on the wall.....

[MiniMe]

18. I could tell you, but then I would have to kill you.

[Wizard777]

19. They can't do that! That's OUR job!

:blush: