Iran Is Now a Bigger Threat in Iraq Than al-Qaeda: US Officials
Posted Apr 12, 08 3:06 PM CDT in
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Recent battles in Basra prove that Iran is crippling Iraqi stability while al-Qaeda's influence there wanes, US officials say. David Petraeus pointed to Iran's influence in testimony this week, and now Shiite militias are said to have benefited from Iranian weapons, training, and guidance in Basra fighting—prompting a Washington probe of Iran's impact, the Washington Post reports.
Al-Qaeda is “in retreat and disarray,” one official said, but “the Iranian-armed militias are now the biggest threat to internal order.” Yet Iran's influence may not spark a broader war: President Bush said he is reluctant to push for war with Iran, and Nouri al-Maliki’s offensive against the Shiite militias may give him credibility with Iraqi Sunnis and Kurds.
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