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Originally posted by fable:
What I have a bit of problem with is the notion that Iran is going to play Happy Host to the Taliban, with whom they've enjoyed a relationship of mutually esteemed hatred since the latter first appeared. The Iranian theocracy actually views the Taliban as worse than the "Great Satan," the US, and the idea that they'd invite these people in, frankly strikes me as trumped up for national political purposes. Just my POV.
They hated the Taliban for their differing religious beliefs, but Al-Queta is a different story. I also think there is much truth in the previous post regarding their "storage" of Iraqi warplanes and pilots during the Gulf War.