http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/18/iran.suicide.attack/index.html
In Iran, a man blew himself up in southeastern Iran on Sunday and killed at least 29 people and wounded 28. Five senior officers of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed in the attack. Iran blamed the U.S. for this supposed terrorist attack. Parliament speaker Ali Larijani said, "We consider this recent terrorist act to be the result of the U.S. actions and this is a sign of their enmity". The U.S. replied that the accusation was completely false. The United Kingdom also said they were sorry for Iran's losses and they had nothing to do with the attack.
This makes me sad to know that Iran would even think that the U.S. would have anything to do with this attack. They didn't seem to have any specific reasons so I don't understand why would they would point their finger at us. The United States condemns the act of terrorism and mourns the loss of innocent lives, I don't think we wouldn't cause that.
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I agree with you, Steph. It is a sad thing that our country, which has been in Iraq for years now trying to make it a better place, is the first place accused of committing such a heinous act. Though this is upsetting, we must also take into consideration other factors that might have led the Iraqi people to think this. They may not want us trying to change their government or way of life. They may feel threatened all the time by the constant presence of US military in their towns and markets. Perhaps this is a sign to the US that they should lighten their military presence in Iraq, that the people are becoming overwhelmed and scared at the looming military population. Maybe they just want to be left alone.
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