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faizol,


"Saddam invasion wasn't done because of Islam. It was done because of Baath/Arab nationalism"


Encouraged and funded by which parties in particular - US, Israel and er... the Sunni Gulf Arab nations. It would have made not a fathom of difference to them if it was Baathism or Sunni Islamism, what they wanted was major war against the so-called 'Islamic Revolution' (albeit a Shia Islamic Revolution) where Iranians overthrew the dictatorial Shah - in the process of that war, almost a million people were killed and maimed on both sides and both suffered the appalling financial consequences. The ultimate losers were Muslims and regional countries who were and still are neighboors.

Certain elements within Shia Islam are correctly described as Zindiq. However, going on their track record, they are by far the lesser threat. They are neighboors and there should be another medium to negotiate any disagreements with them. Not blindly walk into wars, wipped with Sunni/Shia hate talk. It is exactly what US/Israel would like to see. This will only sow discord and hate amongst Muslims and their neighboors.

This is not the Shia vs Sunni issue that some make it out to be. It is countries that are deliberately and very skillfully led into wars, that are unwinnable, disastrously damaging to their economies and leave Israel in the position it wants to be in - watch two problems turn on each other, fan the flames and let them destroy one another.

The greatest threat in the region is the US/Israel and the Gulf Arabs nations - due to their full compliance with US and Israeli interests. It is no surprise the US is currently pursuing a 'two-faced' approach whereby it is cheering and supporting the downfall of certain Arab leaders while backing and further Arming a number of the others (Saudi, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar). It nothing more than a shuffling of a deck of cards, some dictators get to stay and others who are a little more independent from US/Israeli policy will have to go under the auspices of the 'Arab Spring'. The US can fool us once, not everytime.

The US is currently agreeing a $60billion arms contract just for Saudi-Arabia - how does that help the overthrow of the crony and corrupt Al-Saud monarchy?

My essential point is that we should avoid wars against other Muslim groups (even remotely considered or not) and focus on the real problem amongst our own.


Allahu A'lam