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Originally posted by Sparhawk
On a related note, a very disturbing thought entered my head the other day amid the talk of Chalabi spying for the Iranians - could the Iranians somehow have instigated this, by having their agent, Chalabi, and his gang making false intelligence claims to the CIA and others? Were we duped into this war by the Iranians? I haven't been able to get it out of my head this entire week...
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I've thought along those lines (not so much about them "duping" us into it but why they might actually want us there). The only real reason why I could see them wanting us there is the thinking that our presence would incite a hard line Muslim resurgence. This hope would be far outweighed by the possibility that our presence would encourage the reformers within Iran. So, I think overall, the last thing they would want is the US in Iraq.
Just my .02