Further development on the ever growing Iranian Front.

The United States has decided to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the country's 125,000-strong elite military branch, as a "specially designated global terrorist," according to U.S. officials, a move that allows Washington to target the group's business operations and finances.

The Bush administration has chosen to move against the Revolutionary Guard Corps because of what U.S. officials have described as its growing involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as its support for extremists throughout the Middle East, the sources said. The decision follows congressional pressure on the administration to toughen its stance against Tehran, as well as U.S. frustration with the ineffectiveness of U.N. resolutions against Iran's nuclear program, officials said.

My impression is that we're trying to take too big of a bite off of this elephant at this time. I question the need to push harder against Iran with the internal strife going on there. I would rather see further quiet undermining of the political authority rather than a direct escalation.

@ WashPost via Drudge.

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