Talk:Iranian intervention in Iraq (2014–present): Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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* '''Oppose (conditional)''' Current name provides naming consistency with [[American-led intervention in Iraq]]. While a better name could be sourced, it should be done in tandem with the parallel article on this theater of conflict. The 8-year war of the 1980s is widely known as the [[Iran-Iraq War]] in the English language and it's unlikely anyone would mistake that for something given the small-sounding name "intervention." Iran is leading multiple non-state actors in this intervention, which is why the article is called "Iranian-led." [[User:DocumentError|DocumentError]] ([[User talk:DocumentError|talk]]) 01:14, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

* '''Comment''' The move of this article could work, but that only assumes that no other power besides Iran is mentioned in the article about Iran's intervention. The article about the American-led intervention cannot change because the US is part of a coalition. Removing -led from the article essentially marginalizes the contributions of all other nations involved (For example, France recently bombed an ISIS depot in Iraq).<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/19/france-bombs-isis-depot-iraq-islamic-state</ref> In essence, my issue is this: the move could only work if the above discussion about Hezbollah results in not adding Hezbollah to the list of belligerents. We will have to wait for that RFC to end in order to discuss a move in this discussion. [[User:PointsofNoReturn|PointsofNoReturn]] ([[User talk:PointsofNoReturn|talk]]) 01:26, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

::Iran can't very well lead the Iraq army and its local allies or the Iraqi Kurds and local allies. Hezbolla is a faction in Lebanon, not a state. What States could possibly follow Iran into Iraq? The US does lead a group of nations. Iran leads no one. [[User:Legacypac|Legacypac]] ([[User talk:Legacypac|talk]]) 02:04, 2 October 2014 (UTC)