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The Grand Turk
Turkey warns against Shi'ite-Sunni Cold War
2012-01-05
Even better than a stiff diplomatic note!
[Rooters]- Middle East powerhouse Turkey on Wednesday warned against a sectarian Cold War in the region and said rising Sunni-Shi'ite tensions would be "suicide" for the whole region.

"Let me openly say that there are some willing to start a regional Cold War," Foreign Minster Ahmet Davutoglu told state-run Anatolian news agency before heading to Shi'ite Iran.

"We are determined to prevent a regional Cold War. Sectarian regional tensions would be suicide for the whole region," Davutoglu said, adding such effects would last for decades.

Majority Sunni Turkey, which borders Iran, Iraq and Syria, has attempted to play a moderating role as rivals Shi'ite Iran and Sunni powerhouse Soddy Arabia jockey for influence in a region undergoing sweeping changes brought on by "Arab Spring" popular uprisings .
Posted by:trailing wife

#1  Shia are sitting on the oil. Even in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf States the Shia populations ended up on top of the oil.

Since the Jews are gods chosen people and they are on top of nothing, there must be something especially damned about the Shia.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2012-01-05 08:09  

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