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Michael Ramirez on Iran Providing Weapons to Iraq War Insurgents

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Reuters: Bush says confident Iran provided weapons in Iraq

President George W. Bush on Wednesday said he was convinced a unit of Iran’s military gave explosive devices to Iraqi militants but he could not prove Iran’s leaders ordered the move.

Bush said he was confident that the Quds Force, an elite unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, provided explosive devices to Iraqi militants but admitted “I don’t think we know” if Iran’s leaders were behind the effort.

His admission came days after U.S. officials in Baghdad charged that officials at the “highest levels” of Tehran’s government were involved in arming Iraqi militants — an accusation that Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, declined to embrace.

The intelligence community believes the Quds Force would not act without top-level approval.

“Based on our understanding of the Iranian system and the history of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp operations, the intelligence community assesses that activity this extensive on the part of the Quds Force would not be conducted without approval from top leaders in Iran,” said a senior intelligence official.

Mr. President, Iran has been at war with the United States since 1979. If you can prove that Iran manufactured these weapons that have killed American troops then you MUST bomb the Iranian manufacturers of these weapons.

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