by Frank James
In the wake of yesterday’s news reports that the Bush Administration is considering placing Iraq’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps on the official U.S. list of terrorist organizations, military analyst Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies has issued a helpful report to provide some context.
If the administration goes ahead and adds the Revolutionary Guard to the list More Top Picks Best Amazon Prime Day Macbook Deals 2026
Among the interesting tidbits: In February, a Revolutionary Guard unit practiced urban warfare tactics in the western suburbs of Teheran, apparently rehearsing lessons learned in the Iraq War for a possible U.S. invasion.
Suffice it to say, the Revolutionary Guards is a formidable force and the Bush Administration’s efforts to pressure it could be met with substantial pushback.