On 11/16/06, Louis Proyect <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran16nov16,0,7641580.story?coll=la-home-headlines
THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ: CAPITOL HILL HEARINGS; MISGIVINGS IN IRAN; U.S.
CASUALTIES
Iraq pullout talk makes Iran uneasy
Although officially opposed to the American presence, the Islamic Republic
fears the repercussions of a dangerously unstable neighbor.
By Kim Murphy
Times Staff Writer
November 16, 2006
<snip>
"The Americans can't simply withdraw from Iraq, leaving the mess as it is,"
Mojtahedzadeh said in a telephone interview from the Iranian capital
afterward. "Who's going to look for the safety of the Iraqis there? The
Iranians can't do it. The Turks can't do it…. This is not a question of
political rivalry between Iran and the West. It has to do with the fact
that the society has to have a government structure in place."
Analysts familiar with official thinking say there is growing support for
views like Mojtahedzadeh's within Iran's professional foreign policy
establishment, if not within the hard-line circles closest to President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and a feeling that a drawn-out timetable for
withdrawal would be preferable to a quick pullout.
That is why the populist faction led by Ahmadinejad is the only
faction worthy of our support.
--
Yoshie
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