More Iran Saber Rattling

The Jerusalem Post and Los Angeles Times write about Mullen's saber rattling over Iran.

He says they have evidence that Iran is helping militias, but that he will have to wait until next week to reveal it.

Mullen said he has reserve capabilities in the Navy and the Air Force for any needed military action.

So, they are busy faking the evidence; he won't say which 'militias', so it must be our allies in the Badr Corps; no Army or Marines, so all we can do is bomb.

A new explanation for all this crap about Iran just occurred to me. Iran's closest ally in Iraq is also our closest ally; why would it bother us that they support our ally? Juan Cole (I think) has suggested that it is another manifestion of the Rice-Bush-Cheney Axis of Gargantuan Incompetence.

But what if the Axis of Gargantuan Incompetence fears that a strong relationship between Iran and Iraqi government will break up our alliance with Maliki et. al.? Maybe they are afraid that Maliki will align with Iran, ditch us, and leave us with only the Kurds as allies in Iraq. It is more about trying to make sure Maliki doesn't bail like Tony Blair, Bush's last poodle.