Posted AT 12:08 PM EDT on 14/01/07
White House defends U.S. detention of Iranians in Iraq
Washington — The White House said Sunday that Iranians are aiding the insurgency in Iraq and the U.S. has the authority to pursue them because they “put our people at risk.”
“We are going to need to deal with what Iran is doing inside Iraq,” national security adviser Stephen Hadley said.
Added Vice President Dick Cheney: “Iran is fishing in troubled waters inside Iraq.”
Earlier Sunday, the U.S.
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