From: "Robert G Lewis" 


"Adam"  wrote in message
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>>>
>>>Nah long term it's always up to the locals.
>>>
>>>Adam
>>
>>
>> I'd say that Syria and Iran ARE local to Iraq .
>>
>> Bob Lewis
>
> Then you don't know the Iraqis esp wrt the Iranians. Persian vs Arab....
>
> Also najaf etc are superior places of shia'ness thus in theory meaning
> that it's the Iraqis who should be telling the Iranian ayatollahs & not
> vice versa.
>
> Adam

Knew Both actually. Merely referring to geography.  Iran seems to be up to
their eyeballs in all this.

How would the Shia Sunni differences affect Arab Persian differences ?
Would an Arab group of Shia have more support for ( Shia) Persians  or with
Sunni Arabs ?

Bob Lewis

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