Sunni vs. Shi'ite - a reason for war?

[goddess40]

Time magazine in its 9/13/04 issue has an article Struggle For The Soul Of Islam (pg 46 - 64. On Pages 54 and 55 they have a map of the world showing populations of Muslims in each country. Only in Iraq and Iran do the Shi'ite out number the Sunni's. Is bin Bush doing another favor for the Saudi's by ridding the area of the Shi'ite? or is it just a fluke that he attacked a country that was the only non-fundie, predominately Shi'ite and is now looking at attacking the only other Shi'ite lead country in the world?

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101040913/map/

[Kagemusha]

1. Ethnicity runs deep. Persian vs. Arab, Arab vs. Kurd

Allawi's planning to use Kurdish fighters to pacify Ramadi and Samarra it sounds like.. expect trouble.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. Could be a religious motive playing out... n/t