Military commentator Ralph Peters writes for the New York Post. In today's column Peters observes that al Qaeda - the jihadi wing of Sunni Islam - has become the major antagonist of Iran - the terrorist home of Shia Islam.
What he doesn't say outright, but hints broadly at, is that this state of affairs is near-ideal from a U.S. perspective; COTTonLINE concurs. Our job is to get out of their way and let them commit mutual genocide, even encourage it in subtle ways.
Peters concludes that Iran is overstretched, and hampered by sanctions, weakening their war-fighting efforts. Therefore he believes we should not reduce sanctions or rush to get a deal.
