ƒc I'm sure this is exactly what Bush and the NeoCons had in mind when they cooked up the scheme to attack Iraq.   Actually in their world, Iraq was supposed to be a U.S. friendly staging point to control the Middle East.   As it turns out by creating The Islamic Republic Of Iraq, Bush endowed them with their own sovereigninity, which is a slap in the face to everything he had hoped for.

Sovreigninity is hard work but they look like they are quite capable of playing out the cards that Bush has dealt them.   Too bad he was such a blind fool in not taking seriously the warnings that this might happen, along with the other miriad of things that have since transpired.   Such a stupid man...

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Herald Tribune

Iranian reveals plan to expand role in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Iran's ambassador to Baghdad outlined an ambitious plan on Sunday to greatly expand its economic and military ties with Iraq - including an Iranian national bank branch in the heart of the capital

The ambassador, Hassan Kazemi Qumi, said Iran was prepared to offer Iraqi forces training, equipment and advisers for what he called "the security fight." In the economic area, Qumi said, Iran was ready to assume major responsibility for the reconstruction of Iraq, an area of notable failure on the part of the United States since American-led forces overthrew Saddam Hussein in the invasion nearly four years ago.

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