Iran Arming Iraqi Insurgents?

Assuming this is not simply propaganda, it was so damn predictable*:

BAGHDAD: Arms believed to have been manufactured in Iran as recently as last year have turned up in Sunni-majority areas as well as in the hands of Shiite extremists, a U.S. general said during a news conference Wednesday.

The officer, Major General William Caldwell, said the United States also had information from detainees that Iranian intelligence operatives had given support to Sunni insurgents and that surrogates for Iranian intelligence were training Shiite extremists in Iran.

"We have in fact found some cases recently where Iranian intelligence sources have provided to Sunni insurgent groups some support," said Caldwell, who sat near a table crowded with weapons that he said the military believed had been largely manufactured in Iran.

Meanwhile, US troops continue to get the shaft:

US troops will now serve up to 15 months in Iraq and Afghanistan instead of the usual 12-month tours under new Defence Department rules.

And this is pure insanity:

On March 9, Army Spc. Thomas Smith was ordered to board a plane from Fort Benning, Ga., to deploy back to Iraq, even though he was known to be suffering from chronic post-traumatic stress disorder from a previous tour there. Only weeks prior, military doctors determined that Smith should not be allowed around weapons because of his PTSD symptoms, which included bouts of sudden, extreme anger. Smith's medical records, obtained by Salon, also show that doctors had "highly recommended" that Smith not be deployed because of his condition.

Meanwhile, Bush can't even take responsibility for his two wars and is looking for a "war czar"-- a job that no one seems to want, unsurprisingly.

*Yes, it could still be propaganda but also be a predictable outcome if true.