Pentagon Planning Military Base Near Iraq & Iran Border

The Pentagon is planning to build a military base near the border of Iran and Iraq to try and sabotage the movement of Iranian weaponry to the Shiite militants across Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The commander of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, apparently said that the Pentagon is also thinking of building fortified checkpoints on major highways leading from the Iranian border to Baghdad.

The purpose of these checkpoints would be to use X-ray machines and explosives-detecting sensors and the like, which would help the Americans deal with the weapons supply issue at the border crossing between the two countries.

Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Withington told Reuters he could not comment directly on the issue, but said this:

“Coalition and Iraqi partners will continue to put pressure on the enemy, including disruptions of any supply lines, in an effort to reduce violence and to protect the Iraqi people.”

“We’ve got a major problem with Iranian munitions streaming into Iraq. This Iranian interference is troubling and we have to stop it.”

“Iran will know this is here — they will have to rethink how they do things, and the smugglers will have to rethink how they do things,” said Toby Logsdon, the U.S. officer overseeing the project.

Is this going to agitate the Iranian and Iraq militants? Is this a wise decision? Let us know what you think.