12-06-2014, 07:44 PM
The Shiite/Sunni rivalry is a huge factor here. The Shiites of southern Lebanon (Hezbollah) have been involved in the Syrian civil war, battling Sunni militants. The Shiites are in control of Baghdad and southern Iraq. So a lot of this is basically a religious war. But I bet some of these ISIS fighters are former Sunni tribesmen who were loyal to Saddam's regime.
Our bone-headed corporate media can't do anything but frame it as "Al Qaeda bad guys vs. whoever." Unfortunately for Obama, he is stuck in the position of watching Bush's failed policy unravel on his watch.
Our bone-headed corporate media can't do anything but frame it as "Al Qaeda bad guys vs. whoever." Unfortunately for Obama, he is stuck in the position of watching Bush's failed policy unravel on his watch.