Iran in Iraq no big deal

Thats the view of one Iraqi politician, Ahmed Chalabi. Article from OpinionJournal:

Most interesting perhaps are Mr. Chalabi's views on Iran, which
differ substantially from the alarm expressed by many of his current and former
American backers. "The influence of Iran on Iraq is inevitable," he says. "It's
been there for centuries. They supported the anti-Saddam resistance for years.
They were the first to accept trade agreements, transit rights, electricity
linkups and the like with the new Iraqi government. Some 90% of Iraq's
population lives within 100 miles of Iran. We have an enormous land border in
common and it's the only country that ships goods to us unhindered."
"I understand the U.S. has worries about Iranian power so here's a solution," he
continues. "Let us quantify and monitor the amount of Iranian influence: Let's
make an agreement on how much trade, how much electricity, how many trucks and so on can come through. Iraq needs as many friends as possible and nobody wants
to be dependent on one source of help.

With friends like Iran..., right? But I do believe as bad as relations are with the Rogue Ayatollahs, now is not the time for a military strike on Tehran. One war at a time , please. Back when Nixon invaded Cambodia in 1970 for its support of North Vietnam in the war, little was accomplished save to embolden the anti-war movement. I think our own generation's anti-war crowd are embolden enough without giving them this further ammunition.

Anyway, as I've written before, Iran is already being defeated in Iraq.