SSgt Private RallyPoint Member 738089 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I know the discussion has occurred on RP before, but it appears that now even those in the Middle East are afraid that WWIII may be on the way. The fear of Shia v Sunni is at an all-time high in the Middle East with fears that Iraq will be split along religious lines &amp; Syria will soon follow.<br /><br />As the world seems to be doing a repeat of 1914, just in a different area. The powers that be are considering sending 400+ new troops to Iraq &amp; even establishing a new permanent base in the Anbar province.<br /><br />Discuss <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/015/741/qrc/wCp1m.So.91.jpeg?1443044763"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2015/06/10/269371/mideasts-worst-case-a-big-war.html">Mideast’s worst case: A ‘big war’ pitting Shia Muslims against Sunni</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Mideast’s worst case: A ‘big war’ pitting Shia Muslims against Sunni</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Are our worst fears speeding towards us? 2015-06-10T11:06:34-04:00 SSgt Private RallyPoint Member 738089 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I know the discussion has occurred on RP before, but it appears that now even those in the Middle East are afraid that WWIII may be on the way. The fear of Shia v Sunni is at an all-time high in the Middle East with fears that Iraq will be split along religious lines &amp; Syria will soon follow.<br /><br />As the world seems to be doing a repeat of 1914, just in a different area. The powers that be are considering sending 400+ new troops to Iraq &amp; even establishing a new permanent base in the Anbar province.<br /><br />Discuss <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/015/741/qrc/wCp1m.So.91.jpeg?1443044763"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2015/06/10/269371/mideasts-worst-case-a-big-war.html">Mideast’s worst case: A ‘big war’ pitting Shia Muslims against Sunni</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Mideast’s worst case: A ‘big war’ pitting Shia Muslims against Sunni</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Are our worst fears speeding towards us? 2015-06-10T11:06:34-04:00 2015-06-10T11:06:34-04:00 CMSgt Mark Schubert 738137 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It's all part of His plan - we will just have to wait and see! :-) Response by CMSgt Mark Schubert made Jun 10 at 2015 11:21 AM 2015-06-10T11:21:15-04:00 2015-06-10T11:21:15-04:00 MSgt Private RallyPoint Member 738168 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Let them do what they want and keep that hell on Earth as nasty as they want it. Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 10 at 2015 11:33 AM 2015-06-10T11:33:52-04:00 2015-06-10T11:33:52-04:00 1SG Private RallyPoint Member 738297 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If this comes to pass, who's team do we really want to be on?<br />Saudi Arabia/ Gulf States makes sense, historically. But their ties to Al Queda and IS are very worrysome.<br />Iran has been our bugaboo for decades, yet are fighting with us against IS (and for Assad in Syria)and against us in Yemen.<br />Then there is Israel, a country we actually have a treaty with.<br /><br />None of them get along, none of them align directly with our interests. Since no one is going to disarm, I have come to the conclusion - sad though it is - that the region needs to be bled for a while. Let the firebrands and crazies kill each other so cooler heads can prevail. Unfortunately, that will be fertile ground to train and radicalize the next generation of terrorists. And the wheel keeps spinning.<br /><br />So long as we have strategic interists in the area, we can't disengage. Our best bet is to try to influence the outcome to best suit our desired endstate. Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 10 at 2015 12:20 PM 2015-06-10T12:20:13-04:00 2015-06-10T12:20:13-04:00 2015-06-10T11:06:34-04:00