Iran Ready to Fill Iraq Vacuum after U.S. Leaves
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James Joyner | Tuesday, August 28, 2007 |
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pledged that Iran is ready to step in once the U.S. leaves Iraq.
Iran is ready to fill a vacuum in Iraq caused by the collapsing power of the United States, its president said on Tuesday. “The political power of the occupiers (of Iraq) is being destroyed rapidly and very soon we will be witnessing a great power vacuum in the region,” Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said. “We, with the help of regional friends and the Iraqi nation, are ready to fill this void.” Saudi Arabia was one of the countries Iran was ready to work with, he said.
That’s not nearly as reassuring as he thinks.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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If only someone could have foreseen this by, say, knowing anything about the region.
Clearly it is just a matter of having the "right" occupiers.
I say let them have it, that should put a quick stop to their ambitions of being a global power. Besides, if Iran and Al Qaeda are both trying to kill each other, isn't that technically a win for the USA?
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