Iran has decided that it will help the US retreat from Iraq -- as long as we are willing to pay the price. So far, the opening will require us to forego opposition to their nuclear program, but that's only the beginning:

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said Tehran is willing to help the US withdraw from Iraq. But he added that Iran would only assist if the Americans changed their attitude towards Tehran.

The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says Mr Mottaki did not spell out the change of attitude required. But she adds that Iran probably wants the US to drop its insistence that it freeze its nuclear programme before any kind of talks. ...

Speaking in Bahrain, Mr Mottaki said the key issue in solving the problems in Iraq was the withdrawal of foreign forces. "If the United States changes its attitude, the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to help this administration," he told a Gulf security conference.

He added: "When they have said they have decided to withdraw from Iraq, then we will explain how the region can help.

The Iranians analyzed the Iraq Security Group report most accurately; it's obviously a proposal for withdrawal and failure. Teheran would love to see this happen, but now sense that they can name their price to help us comprehend our utter defeat against radical Islamists. As long as we're willing to let them build nuclear weapons, they'll let us lose ... and again, that won't be the only concession for their 'cooperation'.

How else should the Iranians view the ISG report? They understand that they have conducted a low-level war against the US since 1979. Their proxies killed over 240 Marines in Lebanon and kidnapped Americans and other Westerners in Beirut, murdered our CIA station chief in the same period -- and the "realists" ended that phase of the war by selling Iran weapons and badly-needed spare parts. Now they have put more effort into killing American soldiers in Iraq by supplying and training their Shi'ite proxies, like Moqtada al-Sadr and his Mahdi Army -- and the "realists" want to have Iran take part in determining the future of Iraq.

How many more victories do we want to hand the mullahs? And what new kind of war will the Iranians have to dream up next before we finally understand the reality of their constant war against the US?

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