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Six Iranians arrested in Irbil

While Iranians continue to arm and support the insurgency in Iraq, the Democrats and the left are saying that we don't need the "surge". Their willing accomplices at the A.P. trot out just about anybody that's opposed to the plan to undercut it. Even they have to give some credit to the plan though...via the Seattle Post Intelligencer:

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S.-led multinational forces detained six Iranians Thursday at an Iranian government office in the northern city of Irbil, Iraqi officials said, as President Bush accused Iran and Syria of aiding militants and promised to "interrupt" the flow of support as part of his new war strategy.

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Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. military would continue to target networks of individuals, regardless of their nationality, that are providing weapons designed to kill American troops in Iraq.

"I think it's instructive that in the last couple of weeks two of those raids that we conducted to go after these folks that are providing these kinds of weapons - two of those raids had policed up Iranians. So it is clear that the Iranians are complicit in providing weapons," he said.

Even as the A.P. reports that possibility though, they just have to get in a dig at the president.

Bush's new strategy, however, ignores key recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, which in December called for a new diplomatic offensive and an outreach to Syria and Iran. Instead, the president accused both countries of aiding terrorists and insurgents in Iraq.

Who really thinks that an outreach to Syria and Iran is going to do any good? It's obvious that Iran at least wants the U.S. to fail. Iran is arming the so-called insurgency and fomenting the violence in Bagdad. They aren't really interested in cooperating with us in any way.

"We will disrupt the attacks on our forces," Bush said. "We will interrupt the flow of support from Iran and Syria."

At least the president gets it. The A.P. writer then trots out a long string of Iraqis and other officials to talk about what a bad idea bringing in more troops is. It's the usual suspects, including individuals who speak "anonymously" either because they're unauthorized to do so or for "fear of reprisals".

They do bring out one counter-opinion though.

Awad Mukhtar, a 35-year-old technician, said Bush's new proposals could be Iraq's "last chance" for peace.

"The security situation in Iraq is very bad, we are facing death at any moment daily," Mukhtar said. "I see the new Bush strategy as the last chance for Iraqis to save their lives ... we have no other choice, only to wait and see the results."

So while the leftists and Democrats try to engineer our defeat in Iraq, at least some Iraqis recognize that we need to succeed, and that the administration's plan is the best chance for that.

While I'll agree that not everything has gone as planned in Iraq, quitting now is not an option. Since the enemy gets a voice in what happens, we should be sure we have a stronger voice. More force in the region is a good way to get that voice.

After all, that's what the Iranians appear to believe. Why else would they be arming the enemy?

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