Iraq refutes U.S. allegations that Iran is helping insurgents.

A top Iraqi official said Sunday there was no conclusive evidence that Shiite extremists have been directly supplied with some Iranian arms as alleged by the United States.

Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said Iraq does not want trouble with any country, "especially Iran."

Al-Dabbagh was commenting on talks this week in Tehran between an Iraqi delegation and Iranian authorities aimed at halting suspected Iranian aid to some Shiite militias.

Asked about reports that some rockets made in 2007 or 2008 and seized in raids against militias were directly supplied by Iran, al-Dabbagh replied: "There is no conclusive evidence."

The U.S. accuses Iran of financing and training Shiite militants in Iraq and of funneling lethal weapons into the country. Iranian officials have denied the allegations.

Al-Dabbagh said Iraq wants friendly ties with Iran and stressed both countries share common interests.

"We can't ignore or deny we are neighbors. We do not want to be pushed in a struggle with any country, especially Iran," he told a news conference.

Well this is awkward.

I guess the Iraqi people are just not as easily fooled as the American people were when the Bush administration convinced THEM that Iraq had WMD's.

The sad part about his of course is that it will not stop the Bush administration from continuing to try and find a reason to invade Iran. They will never let facts stand in their way.

P.S. And this helps to make my point about an inevitable Iran invasion.