There is a titanic struggle between Shia and Sunni Muslims for control of religious belief and political power. It's a holy war between sects of the same religion for supremacy. Why on Earth are we in the middle of that? We upset the balance of power in the region with our invasion of Iraq and have been reaping what we sowed ever since. Saudi oil money finances much of the terrorism against Israel and her allies, including the US, and also their Shia enemies in Iraq and Syria. Iran finances the Shias who oppose them, while also financing terrorist acts against Israel and the US. At least 80 per cent of Muslims worldwide are Sunnis. Sunni dominated countries include Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan Egypt, Turkey Pakistan and Syria. Shia Muslims are the majority in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon. The Saudis are supposed to be our friends but we're bombing their ISIS pals and debating how many ground troops we should send in to oppose them. Meanw...
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