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The United States is engaged in a deadly but seldom mentioned proxy war with Iran. In a rare act of candor, two senior Obama administration defense officials have addressed the open secret of Irans active support for insurgent groups fighting U.S. troops overseas.
Earlier this week, during a visit to Iraq, newly confirmed Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta strongly denounced Iranian support for increasingly violent Shiite militia groups in that country. We are very concerned about Iran and the weapons they are providing to extremists here in Iraq, he said. Were seeing more of those weapons going in from Iran, and theyve really hurt us. Mr. Panetta pledged that America would take action against Irans provocations. We cannot sit back and simply allow this to continue to happen, he said. This is not something were going to walk away from. Its something were going to take on head-on.
Last week, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, raised the alarm against Irans support for insurgents. He told the Pentagon Press Association, Iran is very directly supporting extremist Shiite groups, which are killing our troops. There is no question they are shipping high-tech weapons in there that are killing our people. And the forensics prove that.
Iranian support for insurgencies is rarely raised so publicly at such high levels. Iran has been directly or indirectly responsible for more U.S. combat deaths than any other country since the end of the Vietnam War. For years, Iran has supplied arms and other support to insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan.
EDITORIAL: White House admits war with Iran - Washington Times
Earlier this week, during a visit to Iraq, newly confirmed Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta strongly denounced Iranian support for increasingly violent Shiite militia groups in that country. We are very concerned about Iran and the weapons they are providing to extremists here in Iraq, he said. Were seeing more of those weapons going in from Iran, and theyve really hurt us. Mr. Panetta pledged that America would take action against Irans provocations. We cannot sit back and simply allow this to continue to happen, he said. This is not something were going to walk away from. Its something were going to take on head-on.
Last week, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, raised the alarm against Irans support for insurgents. He told the Pentagon Press Association, Iran is very directly supporting extremist Shiite groups, which are killing our troops. There is no question they are shipping high-tech weapons in there that are killing our people. And the forensics prove that.
Iranian support for insurgencies is rarely raised so publicly at such high levels. Iran has been directly or indirectly responsible for more U.S. combat deaths than any other country since the end of the Vietnam War. For years, Iran has supplied arms and other support to insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan.
EDITORIAL: White House admits war with Iran - Washington Times