IRAN ARMING SHIITE MILITIAS? NO SUPRISE THERE.

Of course some elements in Iran are arming the Shiite militias! (Duh!) As is Saudi Arabia and other Sunni-leaning countries covertly funding and arming the Sunni insurgency!

And why shouldn't they? This is a Shiite versus Sunni sectarian conflict dating back decades--even centuries. The animosity, hatred, and religious divides on both sides have rooted both sects against each other in a final battle for supreme control over Iraq.

So Iran takes the sides of the Shiites (the very same Shiites we installed and propped up in this faux paz government 4 years ago), helps arm and fund their cause, and the Saudis and other mid-East countries do the same for the embedded Sunni insurgency--and together, both sides are waging a civil war against the other for overall dominance and control of Iraq.

And what's even more surprising, is that the Bush administration has the audacity to accuse Iran of arming one side while turning a blind eye to the other countries arming the Sunnis--and then turn back to Iran and try to provoke that country into a widening military conflict which our troops are already paying a heavy price for!

So answer me this: Why? Why are we paying for this conflict with our country's treasure and blood when it clearly no longer concerns us?

In the end, either Iran or some other Sunni-leaning country will emerge the victor and in complete control of the region--and the US will lose all its influence in the Middle East.

And there’s nothing we can do militarily to stop that from happening.

Schuyler Thorpe

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