Monday, February 2, 2009

Iran As A Transportation Hub For Nato In Afghanistan?

Image from CNN

NATO: Members May Use Iran For Afghan
Supplies -- Yahoo News/AP

KABUL – NATO's top military commander said Monday he would not oppose any arrangements that individual member nations may strike with Iran to supply their forces in Afghanistan.

Gen. John Craddock's comments came just days after NATO's secretary general, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, urged the U.S. and other members of the Western military alliance to engage with the Shiite nation in a regional approach to combat Taliban militants in Afghanistan.

"Those would be national decisions, nations should act in a manner that is consistent with their national interest and with their ability to resupply their forces. I think it is purely up to them," Craddock, who is NATO's supreme allied commander, told The Associated Press.

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My Comment: I am sure that if this happens (which I doubt) .... but if it does happen, a large number of these supplies will still be going to U.S. soldiers.

On the one hand, I am very skeptical that this deal will happen. But as I had mentioned in the previous post .... people on both sides are talking .... and talking publicly.

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