On the world stage and among Muslims, Shia are a hated minority.

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alcaray — 7/30/2007 3:52:16 AM (archived)

It is true that they have Iran and that they outnumber Sunnis in Iraq. But if a civil war in Iraq spills over to the world stage, the Shia are toast. Maybe Iranian nukes could stalemate the situation or make it drastically worse, if they were used.

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U.S. Set to Offer Huge Arms Deal to Saudi Arabia - Lindy - 7/29/2007 4:26:06 PM
- The Iranian (and Russian) response - TAFKASE - 7/30/2007 8:33:01 PM
- Kt-KB3! check. - ER - 7/29/2007 4:53:40 PM
  - Precisely. - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/29/2007 8:35:40 PM
  - It may not stop short of war. - alcaray - 7/29/2007 6:28:01 PM
    - There already is a war between Iran and Saudi Arabia - Yeti - 7/29/2007 6:56:46 PM
      - re: There already is a war between Iran and Saudi Arabia - James Brown - 7/30/2007 5:50:52 AM
      - Yep. - ER - 7/29/2007 7:57:44 PM
    - Why give the Saudis more when we already have our bases there? - Lindy - 7/29/2007 6:50:47 PM
      - re: Why give the Saudis more when we already have our bases there? - ER - 7/29/2007 8:10:04 PM
        
        re: Why give the Saudis more when we already have our bases there? - Yeti - 7/29/2007 11:09:48 PM
    - No, but if they do, do we want SA to lose? - ER - 7/29/2007 6:48:34 PM
      - No, but on the other hand, do we want to be on the enabling end... - alcaray - 7/30/2007 1:28:24 AM
        
        re: No, but on the other hand, do we want to be on the enabling end... - ER - 7/30/2007 1:56:58 AM
        
        With respect to Ethnic, Religious and Historical schisms in the ME - Yeti - 7/30/2007 6:29:39 AM
        
        The spice must flow - ER - 7/30/2007 1:21:32 PM
        
        re: The spice must flow - Yeti - 7/30/2007 5:29:43 PM
        
        re: The spice must flow - ER - 7/30/2007 6:44:00 PM
        
        oh, also - Yeti - 7/30/2007 10:45:57 PM
        
        re: The spice must flow - Yeti - 7/30/2007 9:56:23 PM
        
        Fear is the mind-killer - ER - 7/30/2007 11:29:50 PM
        
        On the world stage and among Muslims, Shia are a hated minority. - alcaray - 7/30/2007 3:52:16 AM

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