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Secretary of state's hypothetical scenario likely to frustrate White House and stoke Sunni suspicions
John Kerry suggested today that the task of defeating the Islamic State could fall to Iran and the Syrian government if the US was "failing miserably" in its effort to defeat the jihadists.
The hypothetical scenario raised by the secretary of state is likely to be a new frustration for the White House, which has spent the day quashing speculation by American generals that US ground troops could be sent back to Iraq.
Are these politicians really *THAT* insecure?
Some applaud that ISIS is fighting Iranian Shiite "fire" with Sunni "fire"; that a new Sunni state is taking shape at the very heart of what they regard as a historical Sunni patrimony; and they are drawn by Da'ish's strict Salafist ideology.
The civil war in Syria, whose Alawite regime Saudi Arabia's Sunny monarchy has long plotted against, and the prospect of a war with Shiite Iran over its reported drive to acquire nuclear weapons, preoccupy Riyadh while, Abdallah, Canute-like, strives to keep the democratic wave from breaking on its shores Read more: www.upi.com...
Saudi Arabia now "has the opportunity to regain its leading role" in the region after it "subsided in favor of Iran and Turkey following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the U.S. invasion of Iraq," in 2003, observed political analyst Abdullah al-Shummari. Read more: www.upi.com...
I see a very dangerous road ahead for Iran if ISIS is not stopped.
Shouldn't it be the responsibility of the ME nations to squash ISIS?
This entire ordeal is none of our concern and there will be no peace until the people of the ME stand and take their nations back from extremists.
originally posted by: CharlieSpeirs
I'm gonna repeat this in every thread that I hear it stated...
IS are not Sunni!!!
Never has been, never will be...
Al Baghdadi wasn't elected via Shura...
He is a self proclaimed Caliph...
That is a direct violation of Sunni beliefs...
It's closer to Shia beliefs, they feel that God's Angels will decide...
That's as long as the person is a descendent of Muhammad (pbuh)...
Sunnis believe it can be anybody so long as they are righteous & elected...
Neither of which Al Baghdadi is...
IS are not Sunni
originally posted by: CharlieSpeirs
I'm gonna repeat this in every thread that I hear it stated...
IS are not Sunni!!!
Never has been, never will be...
Al Baghdadi wasn't elected via Shura...
He is a self proclaimed Caliph...
That is a direct violation of Sunni beliefs...
It's closer to Shia beliefs, they feel that God's Angels will decide...
That's as long as the person is a descendent of Muhammad (pbuh)...
Sunnis believe it can be anybody so long as they are righteous & elected...
Neither of which Al Baghdadi is...
IS are not Sunni
originally posted by: BornAgainAlien
a reply to: neo96
And why would Assad and Iran want to defeat them, if "ISIL is first," as you can hear Kerry say. I think they are in no rush to go help out when they know they are going to be next in line.
So WTF is Kerry talking about Iran and Assad going to help out ?
It's none of our business....period.
Rubio: The reason this isn’t a hypothetical is there may come a point where what you’re saying is the only thing that can solve this problem is US combat forces and we are not going to do that and Isil gets to stay.
Kerry: But I think that we are so far away from that "being the only way" and being a hypothetical.
Rubio: Well let me ask you this-
Kerry: No, let me just finish the question. I’m not going to get into hypotheticals but you’re presuming Iran and Syria don’t have any capacity to take on ISIL, I mean who knows. I don’t know what’s going to happen here. Let’s start down this road-
Rubio: Let me ask you about that then. What you’re saying now is there is the potential for the US will be coordinating with Iran?
Kerry: No I never said anything about coordinating. If we are failing and failing miserably who knows what choice they might make.