AP

Pace contradicts claims by other U.S. military, administration officials
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A top U.S. general said Tuesday there was no evidence the Iranian government was supplying Iraqi insurgents with highly lethal roadside bombs, apparently contradicting claims by other U.S. military and administration officials.
Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said U.S. forces hunting down militant networks that produced roadside bombs had arrested Iranians and that some of the material used in the devices were made in Iran.
“That does not translate that the Iranian government per se, for sure, is directly involved in doing this,” Pace told reporters in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. “What it does say is that things made in Iran are being used in Iraq to kill coalition soldiers.”
His remarks might raise questions on the credibility of the claims of high-level Iranian involvement, especially following the faulty U.S. intelligence that was used to justify the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Three senior military officials in Baghdad said Sunday that the highest levels of Iranian government were responsible for arming Shiite militants in Iraq with the bombs, blamed for the deaths of more than 170 U.S. troops
Asked Monday directly if the White House was confident that the weaponry is coming on the approval of the Iranian government, spokesman Tony Snow said, “Yes.”
Iran on Monday denied any involvement.
“Such accusations cannot be relied upon or be presented as evidence. The United States has a long history in fabricating evidence. Such charges are unacceptable,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini told reporters in Tehran.

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What do you think about it?

Bloody hell. Read it carefully and look where he was when he said it.

Well, I respect the man for not jumping to any conclusions based upon nothing but coincidence.

“That does not translate that the Iranian government per se, for sure, is directly involved in doing this,” Pace told reporters in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. “What it does say is that things made in Iran are being used in Iraq to kill coalition soldiers.”

Thank you. Finally an American official says it.

make up your mind

I think he was high or something when he said that...

Originally Posted by phoenix80

make up your mind

We all know about the Iranian government And other Governments like it are supplying Iraqi insurgents with highly lethal roadside bombs, "What it does say is that things made in Iran are being used in Iraq to kill coalition soldiers.”Now "Does This ring a big Fat Bell"

Originally Posted by phoenix80

make up your mind

no mind to make up..

“That does not translate that the Iranian government per se, for sure, is directly involved in doing this,” Pace told reporters in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. “What it does say is that things made in Iran are being used in Iraq to kill coalition soldiers.”


that means that crap is coming from Iran... don't jump to conclusions. It would be saying that Timothy McVeay was given a bomb supplied by the U.S. Government.... obviously not true...

He should be careful, the last guy the dared such a direct contradiction to NEOCON party line had his wife outed as a CIA agent.

Originally Posted by mmarsh

He should be careful, the last guy the dared such a direct contradiction to NEOCON party line had his wife outed as a CIA agent.

General Pace seems able to handle himself in a fight, General Pace also serves a Term in the job, which ends on 30 September 2009.