I think the war in Syria is a proxy war between the Wahabi sunis of Saudi Arabia plus Qatar against the Shies of Wilayet Al-Faqeeh in Iran.
This Sunni Shie war has been going on since Ali-Ibn-Aby-Taleb was elected Khalifah 1400 years ago. This war has been going on for many years. It sleeps for a while and then it flares up when one side thinks the victory is close at hand. And neither side has been able to eliminate the other.
For Iran it is much easier to fight the Sunni Muslims especially the Saudi Wahabys in Syria than to fight them in the Arabian gulf. In the Gulf there is the oil for all of them and the money from that is what finances the war. Also there are a lot of US war ships and airplanes in the gulf. Don’t forget the big US military bases in Qatar and Bahrain. And for the Saudis they know Iran is much more powerful than what they can handle, that is why it is easier for both sides to fight the war away from their own territory. And it happens that Al-Assad is a Shie, so is the Hisb Allah and Iran has been supporting both for a long time. The Saudis always have been promoting and encouraging the Sunni Jihad when it is convenient for them. Remember the Jihad in Afghanistan in the 1980s. Who sent Osama and his followers there? it was the Saudi Wahabys and unfortunately those Sunni Fanatics will not stop until they die and go to Al-Janah to get their 72 virgins.
Don’t forget that Turkey is governed by a Muslim party also which happens to be Sunni.
I can understand that some of the Arab Nationalists still want to believe that the Syrian regime is the only one in the Arab world that is still in the rejectionist front. I used to think that too, but look what they are doing to their towns and cities. There is no rejectionist front, The Israelis can destroy any Arab army in days if they wish. Al-Assad is doing to his people like what Sadam did to the Kurds in Halabja and the Shies in the south after they were encouraged to rebel against Sadam by the Americans. What is going on in Syria now is the traditional Sunni Shie war with one exception; instead of the swords they are using more lethal modern weapons.
Finally I don’t know what will happen next. Russia is supporting Al-Assad and the US is encouraging Qatar and Saudi Arabia to continue supporting their side.
I think the war in Syria is a proxy war between the Wahabi sunis of Saudi Arabia plus Qatar against the Shies of Wilayet Al-Faqeeh in Iran.
This Sunni Shie war has been going on since Ali-Ibn-Aby-Taleb was elected Khalifah 1400 years ago. This war has been going on for many years. It sleeps for a while and then it flares up when one side thinks the victory is close at hand. And neither side has been able to eliminate the other.
For Iran it is much easier to fight the Sunni Muslims especially the Saudi Wahabys in Syria than to fight them in the Arabian gulf. In the Gulf there is the oil for all of them and the money from that is what finances the war. Also there are a lot of US war ships and airplanes in the gulf. Don’t forget the big US military bases in Qatar and Bahrain. And for the Saudis they know Iran is much more powerful than what they can handle, that is why it is easier for both sides to fight the war away from their own territory. And it happens that Al-Assad is a Shie, so is the Hisb Allah and Iran has been supporting both for a long time. The Saudis always have been promoting and encouraging the Sunni Jihad when it is convenient for them. Remember the Jihad in Afghanistan in the 1980s. Who sent Osama and his followers there? it was the Saudi Wahabys and unfortunately those Sunni Fanatics will not stop until they die and go to Al-Janah to get their 72 virgins.
Don’t forget that Turkey is governed by a Muslim party also which happens to be Sunni.
I can understand that some of the Arab Nationalists still want to believe that the Syrian regime is the only one in the Arab world that is still in the rejectionist front. I used to think that too, but look what they are doing to their towns and cities. There is no rejectionist front, The Israelis can destroy any Arab army in days if they wish. Al-Assad is doing to his people like what Sadam did to the Kurds in Halabja and the Shies in the south after they were encouraged to rebel against Sadam by the Americans. What is going on in Syria now is the traditional Sunni Shie war with one exception; instead of the swords they are using more lethal modern weapons.
Finally I don’t know what will happen next. Russia is supporting Al-Assad and the US is encouraging Qatar and Saudi Arabia to continue supporting their side.