Iranian's Aid Militants, Bush Alleges

summarized article by Peter Baker
Washington Post Staff Writer

President George W. Bush announced yesterday that according to intelligence within Iraq, Iran is aiding the militants who are behind many of the attacks oon both civilians and US military interests. Bush was quick, however, to indicate that this statement was not an indication that the US was planning to go to war with Iran. He also stated that he has no direct evidence that the government in Tehran is providing the orders. Bush also touched on the Iraq situation in the press conference asking for Congress not to cut funding or set timetables for pulling out the troops due to new progress he felt has occured within Baghdad. Speaking on condition of anonymity, higher-ups in the US administration in Iraq claimed that this involvement from Iran comes from "high levels" of the Tehran government. Without a doubt, Bush needs to tread cautiously here as his credibility is already very very skewed due to the inaccurate intelligence he offered in the run up to the Iraq war. I would hope, with American lives on the line, that Bush is actually going to be intelligent about this situation and look for diplomacy, not violence.