Direct evidence of Iranian involvement???

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by pgardn

We know Iran and Syria have supplied weapons to terrorists groups and have trained them. This is clear. Iran having "advisors" in Lebanon is not that big an infraction compared to what is already known imo.

Both countries, Syria and Iran will come out losers after this is over. Syria probably less so if they comply. Iran may avoid all problems if the current regime shifts and they stop their enrichment program. Their will be more pressure on both these countries because of Lebanon, lots more.

Pgardn,
Let me first say that I respect your opinions.
Both Iran and Syria will respond to your first sentence by stating that the US has supplied and trained the Israel Defense Force. This is also true.
I see no indication that Iran will halt their nuclear enrichment program. They might view this situation as,,,Israel has nuclear weapons, so we need to as well...(I'm not stating this as fact, just trying to "read" the mindset.)

As far as pressure on Syria and Iran (and I'm no fan of either), in this game of "brinkmanship", Israel and the US are perceived as being the ones that stand against the rest of the world. Seems to me that the pressure is on both adversaries. For now, Lebanon is the "side show" unfortunately. Israel's refusal to halt the aggression (whether justified or not) continues to compromise the US's credibility. We have few enough allies at this point.

As I said in my previous post, this situation holds the potential to to become much more dangerous in a very short time. I truely hope that doesn't happen, but it looks like events are escalating faster than "cool heads" can prevent.