Expanding the Fight against Terror

Ok. The "real war on terror" is supposed to be fought in Afghanistan, right? A legimate action by the United States according to most liberals. And anybody or any country complicit on helping the Taliban or al Qaeda wage war against the United States and her alllies will be on our hit list to go after. Right? Suppose Iran gets caught helping the Taliban in Afghanistan by arming them with weapons, explosive IEDs, Rocket Propelled Grenades, and C4 explosives would give the green light for us and our allies to after Iran as a country? Right?

NATO officials say they have caught Iran red-handed, shipping heavy arms, C4 explosives and advanced roadside bombs to the Taliban for use against NATO forces, in what the officials say is a dramatic escalation of Iran's proxy war against the United States and Great Britain.

Interesting. Though not totally surprised by all this. Some of you readers might be surprised by all this only because you're a bit naive to begin with.

The coalition analysis says munitions recovered in two Iranian convoys, on April 11 and May 3, had "clear indications that they originated in Iran. Some were identical to Iranian supplied goods previously discovered in Iraq."

The April convoy was tracked from Iran into Helmand province and led a fierce firefight that destroyed one vehicle, according to the official analysis. A second vehicle was reportedly found to contain small arms ammunition, mortar rounds and more than 650 pounds of C4 demolition charges.

A second convoy of two vehicles was spotted on May 3 and led to the capture of five occupants and the seizure of RPG-7mm rockets and more than 1,000 pounds of C4, the analysis says.

Also among the munitions are components for the lethal EFPs, or explosive formed projectiles, the roadside bombs that U.S. officials say Iran has provided to Iraqi insurgents with deadly results.

"These clearly have the hallmarks of the Iranian Revolution Guards' Quds force," said Jones.

The coalition diplomatic message says the demolition charges "contained the same fake U.S. markings found on explosives recovered from insurgents operating in the Baghdad area."

"We believe these intercepted munitions are part of a much bigger flow of support from Iran to the Taliban," the message says.

The Taliban receives larger supplies of weapons through profits from opium dealing, officials say, but the Iranian presence could be significant.

"It means the insurgency in Afghanistan is likely to be prolonged," said Jones. "It would be a much more potent force."

Ok. Let's go after Iran then. Right? Or are you actually invested in defeat in the first place and that we should withdraw from Afghanistan and Iraq, and hand al Qaeda, the Taliban and Iran their decisive victory against the United States.