Al Qaeda, Iran, and the Standoff with the West
Tactical report warns:
...Arab Gulf sources believe the Al-Qaeda-linked groups in the Gulf and the Red Sea are preparing for the period that will follow a US-Iran clash over the Iranian nuclear issue, as it waited for the US invasion of Iraq.
According to these sources, the Al-Qaeda thinks this clash will offer it a new great opportunity to open a large front after Afghanistan, Iraq, Chechnya and Waziristan in Pakistan.
A US-Iran clash will not have a limited impact. It will rather have repercussions on the whole region. All the tacit agreements between Iran and the USA on Iraq and Afghanistan are likely to collapse.
In addition, Iran and Al-Qaeda may put their differences aside and stand side by side against the United States. ...
As for this last sentence, let me clue you in: they long ago put aside their differences and they already "stand side by side against" America.
(Hat tip: Counterterrorism Blog)
...Arab Gulf sources believe the Al-Qaeda-linked groups in the Gulf and the Red Sea are preparing for the period that will follow a US-Iran clash over the Iranian nuclear issue, as it waited for the US invasion of Iraq.
According to these sources, the Al-Qaeda thinks this clash will offer it a new great opportunity to open a large front after Afghanistan, Iraq, Chechnya and Waziristan in Pakistan.
A US-Iran clash will not have a limited impact. It will rather have repercussions on the whole region. All the tacit agreements between Iran and the USA on Iraq and Afghanistan are likely to collapse.
In addition, Iran and Al-Qaeda may put their differences aside and stand side by side against the United States. ...
As for this last sentence, let me clue you in: they long ago put aside their differences and they already "stand side by side against" America.
(Hat tip: Counterterrorism Blog)
posted by Thomas Joscelyn at 10:34 PM
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