Could Syria ignite World War 3? two Muslim ideologies suck in the world's superpowers

DailyMail ^ | June 13, 2013 | Micheal Burleigh

[Tennessee Nana]

The crisis in Syria ...a deadly power struggle between two bitterly opposed Muslim ideologies, Sunni and Shia.

Already, the war inside Syria has resulted in 93,000 dead and 1.6 million refugees, with millions more displaced internally

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On one side are those who follow President Assad, who belongs to the Alawites — a splinter sect from Shia Islam.

On the other are ...insurgents drawn from the majority Sunni population, some of whom have close links to the Sunni jihadists of Al Qaeda.

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The main pillars of the current Assad regime are the army, the intelligence services and the Ba’athists, the local version of the national party Saddam Hussein led in Iraq.

Many wealthy businessmen in the capital Damascus also support the Assads, as do Christians who fear the rapid establishment of an Islamist state if he falls.

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Christians make up 10 per cent of the Syrian population, while another 10 per cent are Kurds, who are Sunnis and present in much larger numbers in Turkey, Iran and Iraq, too.

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Assad is supported by Iran (the main Shia power in the Middle East) and its militant Lebanese ally, the terrorist group Hezbollah.

The latter is Iran’s main weapon in any fight with Israel.

As a result, Assad is advised (and protected) by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, and there are also between 5,000 and 8,000 seasoned Hezbollah fighters inside Syria.

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The rebels have also benefited from the ferocious will-to-die of an Islamist group called Jabhat al-Nusra, which is allied with Al Qaeda in Iraq.

Many more rebels are Islamists of the Muslim Brotherhood persuasion.

They are supported with guns and money from Sunni states such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

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What happens in Syria affects Israel, .. And what affects Israel also involves the U.S., its staunch ally.

[MurrietaMadman]

Here’s hoping your excellent presentations are enough to help the readers get past simplistic explanations of our downward spiral as mere character flaws of our political leadership.

Your words should help unravel the carefully designed confusion that prevents many from recognizing human failings as tools of the enemy he craftily uses for his end.

Some may want to refresh their memories regarding the Pentagon’s New Map. This Esquire article from 2003 leaves little room to wiggle in for those still in denial of the path We the People are being herded down.

http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ0303-MAR_WARPRIMER

[GOPJ]

Yes, they could start World War III if we were stupid enough to get involved in one more Muslim War...