An all out Sunni-Shia war brewing in the Islamic world?

[Nimrod2005]

Shiites and Sunnis fought bitterly in Lebanon during the early 80s. So did Iraq and Iran.

Of course the struggle goes back 1400 years. Now I see an all out Sunni-Shia civil war breaking out in Iraq, and today's news about similar fighting in Pakistan??? WTF?

Neighboring Sunni countries would not want to see Iran (Shiites) go NU-KI-LER, Iran could nuke Saudi Arabia and would, they hate each other!!!

Maybe the best thing for the US is the divide and conquer strategy pinning Sunnis against the Shiites, ultimately bringing in so-called international forces to separate them, the US playing a key role, ensuring presence in the region for many years to come!!! Of course, easy access to oil...etc.

Remember, the US sided with Saddam and all other Sunni countries during the Iran/Iraq war...It can happen again, killing many birds in one stone, namely Hizaballah (a shiite organization in Lebanon) and its main supporter Syria!!!

I say hang on to your seats folks, this could get interesting.

[enigami]

1. Ah, The religion of peace n/t

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. A third player in the drama

are the Sufis. Most orders I know stay out of politics-Sufis tend to take a low profile, especially in certain Islamic countries, because many think Sufis are heretics. In spiritual heritage, most Sufi orders would technically be said to be more Shia than Sunni, since Ali is a part of the chain of teachers instead of Abu Bakr. There are many Sufis in Pakistan and India; my particular order traces our spiritual lineage back to India, and an American based order, the Ruhaniat Society, traces back to Pakistan.

Historically, Sufis tried to build bridges between different sects and different faiths. Pratapasiki (I know I spelled it wrong) was a city in India built by Emporer Akbar and utilized craftsmen and artistic styles from Islam, Christianity, Judaism, etc. Many modern Sufis are also dedicated to trying to bridge the gaps between different sects and different faiths.

[Nimrod2005]

3. So sounds like these guys will not particiapte in any wars?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. The ones I know wouldn't

I'm not saying that I know all Sufis, though. Like all of Islam, Sufism is fragmented into various orders, with each order having several shaykhs and shaykhas, each of these having their own students. It could be that a shaykh may have turned away from the Inner Quest and could advocate violence amongst his students; I just don't know of any who are.

[Nimrod2005]

5. I am telling you people, here is this story from Yemen, just posted

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2096890