September 16, 2007

Comedy Central: Georgia & The Revolutionary Guards...

SEN. CHAMBLISS: General Petraeus, what about from a military standpoint? Obviously, there is a very long border between Iran and Iraq.

What action are we moving on to try to make sure that we slow down the shipment of arms from the Iranians to the Iraqis?

GEN. PETRAEUS: First of all, Senator, we have conducted a number of operations against individuals connected with the EFP shipment process. In fact, we captured the Iraqi head of the Shaibani network, as it's called. That is one of the major arms smuggling networks. A number of others along the way -- in fact, we just picked up a large EFP cache in the last 24 or 36 hours.

In addition, obviously, we are focusing a good deal of intelligence on this and we are working very closely with the Iraqi security forces and...now the Georgian brigade, the country of Georgia, not to be confused with your great home state. But the country of Georgia that has just deployed a brigade into Iraq -- very keen to operate outside the wire. And it is going to work hard to interdict and disrupt the flow of weapons and other assistance from Iran.

They are in a strategic location in Kut, southeast of Baghdad, astride the road that comes up from Maysan and also in from the border crossing that is to the east of Kut. And that, we believe, can have a positive effect, as well, and very much thicken and reinforce the actions of the Iraqis in that area.

Tblisi to the rescue! Saxby probably got a bit confused for a little there...