.@mattklewis "'They were scared shitless,' Maguire, the former C.I.A. officer in Baghdad, told" Filkens
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@Jamie_Weinstein yep. The cooperation was self-serving, and would have likely ended any way, the moment things went south in Iraq.
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@mattklewis 1) #3 is questionable. Iran was cooperating in Afghanistan because it was in their interest to see Taliban decimated. -
@Jamie_Weinstein True. The line might have messed things up. But the relationship was always tenuous.
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@mattklewis I had 4 takeaways myself! Filkins produced a masterful study. http://www.tomroganthinks.com/2013/09/4-takeways-from-filkins-study-of-qassem.html …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mattklewis "After the invasion began, in March, 2003, Iranian officials were frantic to let the Americans know that they wanted peace."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mattklewis 2.) Big takeaway for me from piece was Iran cooperated when they feared they would be attacked and their regime threatenedThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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