It would be harder for Russia to be involved and not get exposed and the political fall out from getting exposed might outwieght what they would gain from it.
I disagree somewhat. If they were found out, I'm sure it wouldn't be on a level that went to the top. An operation like that wouldn't be ran out of Putin's office. Hell, even we don't have a problem conducting extremely damning operations around the world with little political fallout for the leaders... The most that would happen is they'd have their own version "Oliver North" take the fall... And I would argue that they're taking an increasing hostile stance toward us as of late without much consequence, especially where Iran and Iraq are concerned.
Iran is right next to Iraq with a border that stretches for miles. They can supply them with arms that would hard to trace back to Iran. They can help train and advise insurgents. All of this would be easy for them to do, unofficially and easy for them to keep it hidden.
Well actually the weapons they have found are stamped, "Made in Iran" serial numbers and all written on the weapons
I'm sure if they were sent in by Iran, they would have removed this little item? If it's being done on a major level, training insurgents, supplying weapons, they would not be able to hide it that easy. And come to think of it, was there not an incremental evolution in the bombs and tactics used? If they were provided with help, you wouldn't see as much of an evolution in these items, there would have been more of a huge leap. An evolution suggests trial and error.
Again, why wouldn't they be trying to help America fail? they have everything to gain from it.
I didn't disput this.
Do you really think they are just sitting there not doing a dam thing and seeing what happens?
Do you really think no one from Iraq is asking for their help promising them a piece of the pie?
Now, is that enough for us to justify a war? Probably not. So until it suits us, we will not bring it out.
I don't know... The only thing I do know is that all evidence I've seen fell apart. It is not impossible at all that the Iranian government has not provided help to the insurgency and I would disagree with your idea of it not coming out until it suits us. There have been many times they've tried to make the case, it obviously suited us to prove it. Why would you release shaky evidence, try to make the case in public and not use the smoking gun... because there is no smoking gun.
