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U.S. forces raid Iranian consulate in Iraq

Westy

Westy

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Nov 22, 2002
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070111/ts_nm/iraq_iran_raid_dc_3

ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. forces stormed an Iranian consular office in the northern Iraqi Kurdish city of Arbil early on Thursday and arrested five people, including diplomats and staff, Iranian officials said.

The U.S. military made no direct mention of Iranians but in answer to a query issued a statement saying six "individuals" were arrested during "routine" operations in the area.

As the overnight raid was in progress, President George W. Bush was vowing in a keynote address on American television to disrupt what he called the "flow of support" from Iran and Syria for insurgent attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq.
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So isn't a consulate like an embassy and considered to be the soil of that countries?
 
LordOpie

LordOpie

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Oct 17, 2002
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Now that we've got a large military force in Iraq, it's time to invade (slowly) Iran and Syria.

You didn't think the additional 20,000 troops we're sending were just going to police Iraq and create stability, did ya?
 
LordOpie

LordOpie

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Westy said:
Can't get congress or the 'Merican people to support invading Iran, just pick a fight.
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Exactly.

Remember when Rummy was verbally picking a fight with Syria, about six months after we invaded? Now we have "justified" reasons for invading their embassies, hoping to instigate.
 
BurlyShirley

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Jul 4, 2002
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ridetoofast said:
simplistic to say the least but it would so nice to just turn that whole area into a really big glass parking lot...
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Yeah, killing millions of innocent people so as not to trouble ourselves any further does sound a bit simplistic.
 
$tinkle

$tinkle

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Feb 12, 2003
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BurlyShirley said:
Im going to start pressing my old uniforms now.
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and letting teh waist out...
and putting teh unearned ribbons back in the box... (you weren't in the air force, where they were passed out like sweets after a palestinian suicide bombing)
 
BurlyShirley

BurlyShirley

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$tinkle said:
and letting teh waist out...
and putting teh unearned ribbons back in the box... (you weren't in the air force, where they were passed out like sweets after a palestinian suicide bombing)
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Actually Ive lost weight since the Marines cause I dont lift anymore. :busted:

And I only had 4 ribbons and only one was unearned. "National Defense Ribbon" or "boot camp ribbon" as its nicknamed, which basically you get for serving during a time of war. Course, i didnt get it in bootcamp cause 911 hadnt happened yet, and I did contribute a bit, but still, I didnt gun anyone down for it...sadly.
 
JohnE

JohnE

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Front Range, dude...
Hey they started it all back in 78 when they took over our Embassy. This was just the result of YEARS of careful planning!
Stinkle, better go find your ribbons, I bet you earned all of them...
 
JohnE

JohnE

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Front Range, dude...
BurlyShirley said:
And I only had 4 ribbons and only one was unearned. "National Defense Ribbon" or "boot camp ribbon" as its nicknamed, which basically you get for serving during a time of war. Course, i didnt get it in bootcamp cause 911 hadnt happened yet, and I did contribute a bit, but still, I didnt gun anyone down for it...sadly.
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NDR was issued after the first go round in the sand too...
 
$tinkle

$tinkle

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back on topic, i wonder if tehran will launch a failed offensive in the desert to rescue them. at the very least, this is a causis beli for iran, no?
 
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