Are our worst fears speeding towards us?

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 11:06:34 -0400

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 & Syria will soon follow.

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 & even establishing a new permanent base in the Anbar province.

Discuss

Mideast’s worst case: A ‘big war’ pitting Shia Muslims against Sunni

Response by CMSgt Mark Schubert made Jun 10 at 2015 11:21 AM

CMSgt Mark Schubert — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 11:21:15 -0400

It's all part of His plan - we will just have to wait and see! :-)

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 10 at 2015 11:33 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 11:33:52 -0400

Let them do what they want and keep that hell on Earth as nasty as they want it.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 10 at 2015 12:20 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 12:20:13 -0400

If this comes to pass, who's team do we really want to be on?
Saudi Arabia/ Gulf States makes sense, historically. But their ties to Al Queda and IS are very worrysome.
Iran has been our bugaboo for decades, yet are fighting with us against IS (and for Assad in Syria)and against us in Yemen.
Then there is Israel, a country we actually have a treaty with.

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.

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.