First we have Saudi Arabia to Iraq's South, Sunni,Arab To the West is Syria, Sunni/Baathists, Arab. To Iraq's north is Turkey, Sunni, but a sectarian Government. Arab.
Now Al Qaeda is Sunni, Arab Afghan is Sunni, Arab Taliban is Sunni, Arab.
The other side is: ( SEE MAP )
To Iraq's East is Iran, Shiite, Persian. and developing Nukes.
In Iraq's North West are the Kurds, and in Turkey, Syria, and Iran, who all want out of those respective governments into their own New country.
Iran is made up of Kurds, Sunni and Shiite.
Iraq is in the dead center, and trying to keep peace. Iraq used to be run by Saddam and the Sunni ( Arabs ), a minority. The new Democratic Government is Shiite, religiously connected to ( Persians ) Iran !! Remember Iran is sending Iraqi insurgents IEDs to use against USA troops. USA is supporting a Government religiously connected to Iran the Persians. While al Qaeda has the Sunni Arabs suicide bombers blowing up Shiite Mosques and Shiite market places. And al Qaeda recently killed some Sunni leaders as they were not following orders.
And trying to keep all these Muslims from killing each other are USA troops.
Question is are the Arabs ( Sunni ) or the Persians ( Shiite ) going to end up with Iraq. It is a geopolitical war, hiding behind Islam, both sides calling for Insurgents, to get USA out so they can go to war and carve up Iraq. THIS IS AS MUCH ABOUT PERSIANS VS ARABS AS IT IS SUNNI VS SHIITE
And then deal with the Kurds. against both Sunni and Shiite.
Somebody got a match?
Now about Lebanon and the Jews.
Lets review: Arabs vs Persians for Iraq. Turks vs Arabs and Persians for a New Kurdistan. Al Qaeda vs every one. USA vs Iran over Nukes. Lebanon vs Jews. The Civil War in Iraq.
Iranians have nothing morally in common with the Seyyeds who rule Iran. The Seyyeds think that they are all descended from Mohammad, and that is their moral perogative as it were. But Iranians and the various ethnic groups are descended from the Indo-Europeans, and connect more with the philosophy of Nowrooz or the ancient Iranian tradition, that predates any belief system, and is referred to by most as Zoroastrianism. It is very close to Hinduism, believes in non violence, and the Magi and their form of Life First wisdom is what is at the heart of most intelligent thinking. Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds, is our motto. Please don't mix us with the other younger ideas that came a lot later. Remember that it was The Good Mind concept that is referred to by Xenephon in his book Cyropaedia - the education of Cyrus. Cyrus the Great had the Nowrooz or the Iranian Spirit, that gave him the attitude to free the Jews.
I hope all this helps.
by
Ali Mostofi (4 articles, 1 quicklinks, 17 diaries, 26 comments)
on Monday, June 25, 2007 at 8:15:47 AM
