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Iraq To Rejoin Axis of Evil?

By Montag | Related entries in The World

Hmmm.

Last Feburary, Reuters reported that Iran and Syria were to form a “Common Front” defensively. Now Iran and Iraq have made a military pact. Iran is building itself a nice little cartel over there.

Iraq signed a military pact with Iran on Wednesday in a breakthrough with a former foe, but al Qaeda said it would kill Egypt’s kidnapped envoy and attack more diplomats to stop the government winning international support.

Defense Minister Saadoun al-Dulaimi signed a pact in Tehran agreeing to accept Iranian military training and other cooperation with the country Iraq fought for a decade under ousted leader
Saddam Hussein.

Reuters: Iraq signs military pact with Iran.

Not so sure how this bodes for US-style democracy spreading through the Mid-East.

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