The Truth About Iraq V: Teheran's Long Arm

Riverbend (or River, for short) is one of the better Iraq bloggers because, like Anwar Bahjat, she doesn't take sides and knows intimately of what she speaks.

In a recent post, she puts a face on the obvious: That Iran is slowly but surely insinuating itself into Iraqi affairs at almost every level.

River concludes the post with this ominous assessment:

The big question is -- what will the US do about Iran? There are the hints of the possibility of bombings, etc. While I hate the Iranian government, the people don’t deserve the chaos and damage of air strikes and war. I don’t really worry about that though, because if you live in Iraq you know America’s hands are tied. Just as soon as Washington makes a move against Tehran, American troops inside Iraq will come under attack. It’s that simple -- Washington has big guns and planes . . . But Iran has 150,000 American hostages.