January 9, 2007 at 09:51:27 An attack against Iran? Sunni governments would be secretly happy by Daniele Castellani Perelli     Page 2 of 2 page(s) http://www.opednews.com

Yes, I think they would be. But publicly such an attack could create a wave of violence they can not necessarily control. Just like Hezbollah's attacks and the war with Israel ended up creating emotions on the Arab street and anger that was not forecast. The economy of many Arab countries is very vulnerable to what happens in the Persian Gulf, far more than to what happens in Lebanon. In many ways the Sunni countries may be very worried about Iran, but I think they are also worried about a war that may not end up being quick or decisive, exactly like it happened in Lebanon. And that can not be foreseen, and can be dangerous.

This article was originally published in RESET DOC (Dialogues On Civilizations)

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Journalist, he lives in Rome, Italy. He has a Master's in Journalism from the Bologna University, and was an intern at Corriere della Sera. He coordinates the webzine www.resetdoc.org , and writes about foreign affairs issues for the newspaper Europa, Reset and Caffeeuropa.it

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