Unwise Brinkmanship In Iran

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Originally posted by Pogo142:
TomPaine.com - Unwise Brinkmanship In Iran

http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2007/03/29/unwise_brinkmanship_in_iran.php


"The Iran/Iraq maritime boundary shown on the British government map does not exist. It has been drawn up by the British Government. Only Iraq and Iran can agree on their bilateral boundary, and they have never done this in the Gulf, only inside the Shatt because there it is the land border too. This published boundary is a fake with no legal force...Anyway, the UK was plainly wrong to be ultra-provocative in dispute waters..."

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Originally posted by EdEKit:

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Originally posted by Pogo142:
TomPaine.com - Unwise Brinkmanship In Iran

http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2007/03/29/unwise_brinkmanship_in_iran.php


"The Iran/Iraq maritime boundary shown on the British government map does not exist. It has been drawn up by the British Government. Only Iraq and Iran can agree on their bilateral boundary, and they have never done this in the Gulf, only inside the Shatt because there it is the land border too. This published boundary is a fake with no legal force...Anyway, the UK was plainly wrong to be ultra-provocative in dispute waters..."

When you strip away all the legalisms and other nonsense, This crisis is a crusis because of bellicose language being aimed at Iran by "Coalition" government. It would not be an issue, probably would not have happened at all, if the Concept of BOMBING IRAN INTO THE DUST WERE NOT ON THE LIPS OF BUSH AND BLAIR.