IRANIAN MEDDLING – AMERICAN DEATHS – AT 4:15 P.M. ET:  Add one more reason, and an urgent one, for the United States to get serious about Iran, and end the party dancing going on now.  From AP:

KABUL, Afghanistan — The commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan said Sunday there was "clear evidence" that some Taliban fighters had trained in Iran.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal told reporters in the Afghan capital that Iran had generally assisted the Afghan government in fighting the insurgent group. "There is, however, clear evidence of Iranian activity — in some cases providing weaponry and training to the Taliban — that is inappropriate," he said, adding that NATO forces were working to stop both the training and the weapons trafficking.

Translated:  The Iranians are playing both ends, and American soldiers are caught in the crossfire – in this case a real crossfire. 

We are, in effect, giving the Taliban a sanctuary in Iran.  In the past, enemies have had sanctuaries in North Korea and China, during the Korean War, and North Vietnam and China during the Vietnam War.  It is an extra burden, and an extra cruelty, that American forces must contend with.

In the meantime, we continue to "engage" Iran.

May 30, 2010