To: HAL9000
Of course they would. They are Sunni. Iranians are Shia. And/or the fact that Iranians aren't Arab by ethnicity, also encourages this.
2 posted on
02/25/2007 12:46:16 AM PST by
CarrotAndStick
(The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
To: CarrotAndStick
You are right, but I think, It's more than just Shiite/Sunni, though Arab Muslim countries in the ME, virtually all of them are totalitarian cruel oppressive regimes, in contrast with Iran, the rule of "lessor of the two evils", can apply...
8 posted on
02/25/2007 1:03:48 AM PST by
PRePublic
To: CarrotAndStick
"Of course they would. They are Sunni. Iranians are Shia. And/or the fact that Iranians aren't Arab by ethnicity, also encourages this."
That applies to many in many cases. Those who are offering the airspace are also very motivated to keep oil shipping routes clear and have new, short-range (although effective) ABM systems to secure such a bold decision (recent public news).
11 posted on
02/25/2007 1:35:21 AM PST by
familyop
To: CarrotAndStick
...ABM defense systems, that is.
12 posted on
02/25/2007 1:36:03 AM PST by
familyop
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