Plus don't understate the reality that the simple concept of "the enemy of my enemy" could be playing a big part in Iranian AND Al Queda politics.

(Actually I think that such a natural tendancy is a tool that we are almost certainly exploiting in every way possible to infiltrate BOTH Iran and Al Quedia in the "War on Terror".)

Which is why Iraq WAS part of the War on Terror whether or not Sadam and Bin Ladin were in bed together on 9/11/2001.

War is very interesting when you approach it as a evil Machievellian game of strategery: Your enemies strengths can be easily turned against him (and vice versa), and human weakness is human weakness.

Remember, "No tool will not be at our disposal".