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Submitted by lou, Sep 19, 2007 22:28
Not that Iran can be trusted, but it was Saudi extremist who planned and carried out 9/11. Saudi Arabia was one of only three countries to recognize the Taliban. Remember those people harboring Bin Laden.
By Scott Peterson | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
BAGHDAD
Iran has been here before, called upon by arch-foe America to assist in a neighborhood security problem. After 9/11, Iran helped the US extensively in Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban and establish a new government.
It anticipated better relations in exchange for its assistance. But it was soon dubbed a member of the "Axis of Evil" by President Bush in his 2002 State of the Union address.
The outcome of that flicker of cooperation may increase Iran's wariness if it yet again receives a request from the US for help, this time in Iraq.
"This led the Iranians to conclude the US was intent on overthrowing their regime, and would not be affected by cooperative behavior," says Barnett Rubin, of New York University.
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