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It looks as though we are about to play a little more "hard ball" with Iranian agents operating in Iraq. From FoxNews:

The U.S. military have received the OK to kill or capture Iranian operatives found inside Iraq, the Washington Post reported Friday, as part of an effort to destabilize Tehran's influence in Iraq and the Middle East.

Citing government and counterterrorism officials, the Post reported the move by President Bush is also part of a strategy to compel Iran to give up its nuclear program.

It is common knowledge that Iran has been funneling money, arms and personnel into Iraq in support of Islamic Fundamentalist groups. The Media has reported on this on numerous occasions. Up until now, Iranian agents have been handled with kid gloves, released once they have been identified, and DNA/retina scans/fingerprints have been taken.

This change in policy will send a signal to the Ayatollahs in Iran that their continued interference in Iraq will not be tolerated.

Unless, of course, the Democrats have their way and pull U.S. troops out of Iraq, thus ending the Coalition, and jeopardizing everything that has been accomplished throughout that region. Such will send a signal to Iran that they will have a free hand in Iraq, and it will become a satellite state of the Ayatollahs, just as Lebanon is not much more than a surrogate of Syria.

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Iran Iraq War On Terror