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Re: Only a matter of time before the middle east nukes itself [message #295944 is a reply to message #295751] Sat, 10 November 2007 01:55 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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It's power politics, and that's it. Saudi Arabia, and it's Wahhabist Sunni regime is worried that Iran, and its Shiite people will be the 'beacon' of Islam for the Middle East.

Shiite's and Sunni's don't get along much anymore... think along the lines of Catholics and Protestants a few centuries ago.

Mind you, this sort of happened in the 50's too, between Nasserist Egypt, and Syria; their political competition led to the 'Six Day War' against Israel, all because both Egypt and Syria both wanted to 'lead' the Arab world.


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