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PJB: Who’s Behind the Proxy Wars

By Patrick J. Buchanan

Iran is conducting a proxy war against the United States in Iraq, declared Ambassador Ryan Crocker last week.

While there is no reason to question the truth of what Petraeus and Crocker allege, this proxy war raises a question. What is Tehran’s motive?

Iran, after all, is the principal beneficiary of the U.S. invasion that dethroned its enemy Saddam, ended the Sunni Baath Party’s monopoly of power and opened the door to Shia politicians with strong ties to Tehran.
The April 16 Los Angeles Times offers an answer. Iran’s proxy war against us in Iraq may be Tehran’s response to a U.S. proxy war being waged against Iran.

According to Times’ writer Borzou Daragahi, Iran believes the United States is behind groups that are systematically killing Iranians along the border.

As Turkey retaliates against the PKK with artillery fire and raids into Kurdistan, Iranians are now doing the same.