The Discerning Texan
All that is necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing.
-- Edmund Burke
-- Edmund Burke
Saturday, June 30, 2007
US Raids Sadr City; 26 die in gunbattle with Iranian Shia Teror Network
The unprecedented progress that the Surge has been making with Sunnis has been an excellent sign; however 60% of Iraq is Shia, and it is the Shiites who are making a political solution so difficult. One problem is Prime Minister Al-Malicki's coddling of Al-Sadr and his militia. Yesterday, the US--to the protests of Al-Malicki--raided Sadr city and the result was a firefight with Iranian-trained elements. 26 Iranian militiamen were killed and another 17 captured. And Al-Malicki was reportedly fit to be tied. Oh well...
The US is going to have to be willing to go all the way with the Shiite militias if Iraq is to ever be pacified. And if Iran continues to arm Shiite Militias to destabilize the situation... well, put it this way: sooner or later, to win this War, the US is going to have to take direct action against on Iran. As with most things in life: the way out is through. The US probably would not have to execute an invasion of Iran to change the regime, although at some point the nuke sites would have to be taken out. But an effective land and sea blockade of all ships going into Iran, along with a few surgical strikes of refineries would effectively bring the Iranian econeomy to a complete halt. And this just might be enough for a popular internal uprising--the signs of which are already occurring--to be successful. If the Iranian Army does not have gasoline to operate its planes and vehicles, it would be immobilized. And the people are ripe for change in Iran.
Let us hope the US Commanders continue to have the will to take on the Shia militias and the Iranians--against the will of the Al Malicki government. If so, then I think this thing really does have a chance to work.
The US is going to have to be willing to go all the way with the Shiite militias if Iraq is to ever be pacified. And if Iran continues to arm Shiite Militias to destabilize the situation... well, put it this way: sooner or later, to win this War, the US is going to have to take direct action against on Iran. As with most things in life: the way out is through. The US probably would not have to execute an invasion of Iran to change the regime, although at some point the nuke sites would have to be taken out. But an effective land and sea blockade of all ships going into Iran, along with a few surgical strikes of refineries would effectively bring the Iranian econeomy to a complete halt. And this just might be enough for a popular internal uprising--the signs of which are already occurring--to be successful. If the Iranian Army does not have gasoline to operate its planes and vehicles, it would be immobilized. And the people are ripe for change in Iran.
Let us hope the US Commanders continue to have the will to take on the Shia militias and the Iranians--against the will of the Al Malicki government. If so, then I think this thing really does have a chance to work.
Labels: Iran, Iraq, Military Strategy
