Read what I said and quit trying to put words in my mouth.
I do not like strawman propaganda arguments.
[E.G. Religion of Peace BS.]
All religions have political influence.
Sistani is against the DIRECT rule of clergy.
Yes, he was born in Iran - yet Iranian Gov backed elements keep targeting him and his followers.
There is an ongoing fight to replace him with another Iranian from the Qom School.
The Qom School is the base of the current Iranian Government...
All religions are used as excuses for warfare.
All religions are political in practice.
[The corruption of power: What greater power can a man claim than to be God’s spokesman?]
Almost all religions claim to be about “peace” yet people still kill in their name.
People of the same religion still fight wars with each other for power. Shia has killed more Shia than any other group. The same can be said of most religions.
Islam is no more monolithic than Christianity.
The major split in Islam is Shia/Sunni.
Within those there are further splits into a multitude of sects.
Iran is ruled by Twelver Shia - which is a minority Shia Sect in Iraq.
Iran is allied with Syrian Government which is run by a Sect that the Twelvers called heritic until they became military allies.
There is more than just religion at play here and simplistic claims hide details.
Iraq has a very long border with Iran and no effective way to defend it. Appeasement is the Iraqi current rule of the day...
Thanks for the reply.
My point is that I don’t believe Iraq will ever be one of our allies. And, I am wondering what contingency plans we have concerning Iraq if we decide to hit Iran. How do you think the U.S. will handle it?
OTOH, the situation of Turkey vs Syria vs the Iraqi Kurds is really interesting.
(I bet the Contractors in Iraq have some because they are going to be targeted for sure if we attack Iran.)
Thanks for the reply.
My point is that I don’t believe Iraq will ever be one of our allies. And, I am wondering what contingency plans we have concerning Iraq if we decide to hit Iran. How do you think the U.S. will handle it?
OTOH, the situation of Turkey vs Syria vs the Iraqi Kurds is really interesting.
(I bet the Contractors in Iraq have some because they are going to be targeted for sure if we attack Iran.)