“We will conquer Iran within 24 hours.”
There’s an upside to leading from behind.
When Obama retreated from Iraq, ISIS emerged and ushered in a wave of brutal warfare against Iranian proxies and fellow Sunni Islamists capping off the Arab Spring and the New Middle East with a bang.
Biden’s retreat from Afghanistan hasn’t been that spectacular yet, but give it a little time.
Iran and the Taliban, after initially being good friends and swapping abandoned American military equipment back and forth, are killing each other over who gets first dibs on the local water rights.
So far, two Iranian border guards and one Taliban terrorist are dead. The death toll on both sides would be higher, but, like most Islamic armies, neither side is much good at anything except run-and-gun raids.
And empty boasts.
Iran, for its part, claims to be winning.
Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency quoted the country’s deputy police chief, Gen. Qassem Rezaei, accusing the Taliban of opening fire first Saturday morning on the border of Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province and the Afghan province of Nimroz. IRNA said Iran inflicted “heavy casualties and serious damage.”
Heavy casualties and serious damage means one dead. And the Taliban are ready to conquer all of Iran in 24 hours after killing two border guards and taking one border post.
This kind of rhetoric is normal in the Muslim world.
What it really means is that both sides are posturing before they come together to form a temporary agreement that both sides will freely violate resulting in more clashes and “heavy casualties and serious damage.”
So business as usual.
Iran is demanding that the Taliban abide by a 1973 agreement that predates both the Taliban and the Islamic regime in Iran. The good news is they both have lots of weapons to fight with. The bad news is that any large-scale clashes are unlikely because both sides are cowardly and incapable of hitting anything they fire at.
But Iran does have an ace in the hole which is Al Qaeda. So expect Iran to try to use Al Qaeda against the Taliban. Can the terrorists be terrorized? Expect some more Shiite mosques in Afghanistan to get bombed as the various elements of the Religion of Peace worship Allah by killing each other.
Peacelover says
So it’s Al Qaeda.vs ISIS in Iran?
Peacelover says
maybe they’ll kill each other off,if only(wishful thinking)
somehistory says
Thinkful wishing, maybe.
maria says
yes I hope so that they kill each other
somehistory says
Boast, brag, threaten and murder when possible. Boast, brag and threaten are easy peasy.
Carrying out the threats and making the boasting and bragging goals a reality, not so easy.
mozlums can’t get along with anybody…not even other moxlums. There is no honor among thieves, liars and murderers. Esp the mozlum variety.
Peacelover says
re:mozlums can’t get along with anybody
Unfortunately,they are deceiving so many in the West. It is sad.
Peacelover says
particularly among the youth
Peacelover says
West in this case,meaning U.S.
gravenimage says
Peacelover, your idea that it is only the US being snowed by Islam is mistaken. Much of the West is falling for this.
Peacelover says
+ Yeah,that I am aware. Unfortunate in any case.
Peacelover says
+
gravenimage says
This is Alien vs. Predator…
BobC says
Hey Taliban, Remember Iraq? Iran does!
࿗Infidel࿘ says
One more of those “Alien vs Predator” episodes.
As they say in islam, alhamdulillah, or praise be to allah!
David M says
Reminds me of the movie “Dark Knight” when the Joker’s crew carried out a big robbery. One by one the robbers killed each other so there would be less people to divide the loot up between.
gravenimage says
Infidel, you beat me to it. That’s exactly what I was thinking of.
gravenimage says
Taliban and Iran Start Killing Each Other
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More of that “Peace of Islam”, I see…
Peacelover says
+
abu taleb says
Shia vs Sunni, Taliban vs ISIS, ISIS vs Al Qaeda, Fatah vs Hamas etc. Islam is really a religion of peace, right from the start of Islam where the family members of Muhammad were fighting to each other and taking many “good” muslims’ lives.
Rita says
That neatly sums islam up and shows its true colours.
Rita says
Good news at last ! Let’s hope they actually carry out their promises.
bill says
I am sure this is ‘fake news’ How can Muslims be killing each other when they are members of the same ‘peaceful religion’? All our ‘leaders’ and other wise acres in the media tell us it is a peaceful religion so it must be correct. OK I will stop being sarcastic.
OLD GUY says
Islam has no thou shalt not kill rule in the so called islamic religion. Killing and rape are OK as long as you do it in the name of Allah. Lets hope the west stays out of this Taliban vs. ISIS fight in Iran or any of the other islamic paradises. We don’t need to send our young men and women to fight and protect the corporate investments and profits from these islamic countries.
kuhnkat@yahoo.com says
Funny how so many are missing the obvious Sunni/Shia hostility. Fundamentalist Muslims like to kill apostates for Allah…
Transmaster says
I firmly believe the 1st atomic war will break out in the middle east. Iran will start it blasting Saudi Arabia, and the the other gulf states, before turning to Israel, and with that Israel will finish it. Shi’a and Sunnis atomic jihadis will be each be awarded with 70 glowing atomic mutated sweeties. Hopefully the United State will be energy independent so the loss of all Middle East oil will not affect us much.