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Cary

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4. Because there are thousand of tribes and sects

Reply to AngryAmish (Original post)

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 06:01 PM

Sep 2014

Before Mohammad, about 700 AD if I am not mistaken, there were all kinds of Arab tribes and sects. Mohammad tried to unite them and after he died they simply reverted back.

We are a nation that is some 230 years old. They have existed as we see them for thousands of years and they don't have any wishes or desires to be a Jeffersonian democracy.

It is Sunni versus Shiite, but also much more.

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Why do you think there is a war in the Middle East? [View all] AngryAmish Sep 2014 OP

For over 20 years we have been fighting in the Middle East. tecelote Sep 2014 #1

We've been fighting over there since world war one in some way or another. arcane1 Sep 2014 #9

Lawrence of Arabia tecelote Sep 2014 #13

T.E. Lawrence: "There may be honor among thieves, but there's none in politicians." SummerSnow Sep 2014 #19

Profit. Cleita Sep 2014 #2

Beginning????? DrDan Sep 2014 #3

Yes, rhis is the beginning of the real war. AngryAmish Sep 2014 #5

Because there are thousand of tribes and sects Cary Sep 2014 #4

Well at the very least Phlem Sep 2014 #6

The Panama canal was important ...until it wasn't. AngryAmish Sep 2014 #11

Humanity did give us the Holy Modal Rounders BeyondGeography Sep 2014 #7

And candied corn. So it's a mixed bag. randome Sep 2014 #10

In 1940 you could ask why there was a war in Europe, conclude that they hate each other bhikkhu Sep 2014 #8

Between ww1 and 2, two generations were more than decimated AngryAmish Sep 2014 #15

And I see the problems of the Middle East more intractable AngryAmish Sep 2014 #18

There's a war there Euphoria Sep 2014 #12

No. They hate each other AngryAmish Sep 2014 #20

It's true customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #21

"these people" , btw, we are involved in Africa also JI7 Sep 2014 #14

The people who hate each other sit on the supply upaloopa Sep 2014 #16

Been that way a long time. malthaussen Sep 2014 #17