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I have seen several articles about this. This really seems like a paradigm shift to me. Iran sees the bad in ISIS and Al Qaeda just as Saddam did. They know that if Iraq falls they may be next. Whether we like it or not both Iran and the US have a vested interest in this conflict.
What do you think may result in such a triad of US-Iraq-Iran teaming up to take on ISIS?
I am really unsure what may result on this as Iran may turn into an ally in the GWOT but still be a foe.
What do you think may result in such a triad of US-Iraq-Iran teaming up to take on ISIS?
I am really unsure what may result on this as Iran may turn into an ally in the GWOT but still be a foe.
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Beware of the Trojan horse! I don't believe ISIS just popped from nowhere one day. This is a well-organized terrorist group that has been nurtured in Irak, Syria, Turkey and maybe Iran for years. If we know what the Hezbollah thinks about ISIS, then we will probably know what Iran's angles are.
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ISIS was nothing new. It used to be call Al Qaeda in Iraq or AQI. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was the founder of AQI. He was not really welcomed by Al Qaeda. Bin Liden reprimanded him killing other Muslims but he didn't care. Al Baghdadi took other later and hi-jacked a lot of the Syria Al Qaeda groups and rebranded them. He pretty much just organized the armies already there. Al Bagdadi was even in US custody in the past. By use leaving Iraq we pretty much let it gain power unopposed.
Iran is fearing an invasion if Iraq fails. IS is Sunni and is attacking any and all Shites. There are primarily two countries out there Iraq and Iran. Once Iraq fails they know they are next. They are fighting as much as they can to prevent that.
Iran is fearing an invasion if Iraq fails. IS is Sunni and is attacking any and all Shites. There are primarily two countries out there Iraq and Iran. Once Iraq fails they know they are next. They are fighting as much as they can to prevent that.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
الدولة الإسلامية في العراق والشامad-Dawlah al-Islāmiyah fī 'l-ʿIrāq wa-sh-ShāmParticipant in the Syrian Civil War, Iraq War (2003–2011), Iraqi insurgency, Iraq War (2014–present), Second Libyan Civil War, Boko Haram insurgency, War in North-West Pakistan, War in Afghanistan, Yemeni Civil War, and other conflicts
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Politics does make for some strange bedfellows. always does and always will also over time our relationships with all countries change. I don't ever believe Iran will get warm and fuzzy over us but I can see occasionally when their and our goals are the same. I see this though as very similar to what when on during the cold war. US and USSR couldn't fight directly so we fought through third party countries. Same thing is going on here but instead of Political this is more about Theology Saudi Arabian Sunni based Faith against Iran/Iraq Shia based Faith. Very similar to the Protestant Reformation Wars in Europe 1/2 a millennium ago.
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