McCain: ‘Height of folly’ to work with Iran on Iraq
By Martin Matishak - 06/16/14 11:22 AM EDT
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Monday blasted the idea that the U.S. could work with Iran to stop the Islamist insurgency roiling Iraq.
“It would be the height of folly to believe that the Iranian regime can be our partner in managing the deteriorating security situation in Iraq,” McCain said in a statement.
“The reality is, U.S. and Iranian interests and goals do not align in Iraq, and greater Iranian intervention would only make the situation dramatically worse,” he added.
McCain’s comments come after Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said he wouldn’t rule out the possibility that Washington could cooperate with Tehran to counter an al-Qaeda-inspired extremist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
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Graham suggested that the U.S. work with Iran to stabilize Iraq.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/graham-iraq-another-9-11
Whether leaders in Washington like it or not, the United States needs Iran to get involved in the current crisis in Iraq in order to prevent the government in Baghdad from collapsing, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Sunday, adding that talks with Tehran need to begin as soon as possible. "We are probably going to need their help to hold Baghdad” from the the Sunni Muslim militant group that has been taking control of areas in northern Iraq, Graham said on CBS’ Face the Nation. "The Iranians have an interest. They have Shia populations to protect. We need a dialogue of some kind," he added.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/06/15/senator_graham_we_re_going_to_need_iran_s_help_in_iraq.html?
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After all, he is the Senate's ranking expert on heights of folly. 
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