Iraq War Propelled Iran To Apex Of Middle East Power...

Hell yeah, we can blame Georgie and his bunch of Goons for this situation also, they played right into Osama, and Iran hands.

LA Times Megan K. Stack and Borzou Daragahi February 18, 2006 at 01:08 PM
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The Islamic government in neighboring Iran watched with trepidation in March 2003 when U.S.-led troops stormed Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein's regime and start remaking the political map of the Mideast.

In retrospect, the Islamic Republic could have celebrated: The war has left America's longtime nemesis with profound influence in the new Iraq and pushed it to the apex of power in the region.

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