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Sunni-Shi'ite wars going global
[Jpost] Feeling that its back was against the wall as Iranian-backed Shi'ite Houthi forces moved to take over neighboring Yemen, Saudi Arabia has lashed out with its own Sunni coalition, threatening to take the sectarian conflict to a new level.Reports that the Pakistanis and Egyptians are sending troops and that the Turks are also on board, have set the stage for a major expansion of the regional Sunni-Shi'ite struggle. From your mouth to the ear of G*d. ...The Gulf states have greater capabilities than in the past and recognize that they can't solely rely on the US for their security anymore, he asserted. The Sunni states are worried about a US tilt toward Iran as Washington seeks to finalize a nuclear agreement, Maybe you shouldn't have sent that fellow to Harvard? Or funded his election? ..."The Saudis are trying to orchestrate a united Sunni front against the Shi'ite axis," added Weinberg, noting that it is even willing to overcome its enmity with the Muslim Brotherhood movement and its state sponsors, Qatar and Turkey, in order to unite Sunni powers. And here I thought that resolution of Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the key to stability in the Middle East. Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-03-27 |
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