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whttevrr

(2,347 posts) Wed Aug 28, 2013, 09:59 AM Aug 2013

A question about Syria: Is this a religious civil war? [View all]

And it's corollary: Should The USA be tasked with policing a religious fight?

Sorry, no links... But I do recall reading that Syria accepted all Muslim refugees into their country and gave them a subsidy until they could find employment. The majority of the influx was Sunni Muslims form Iraq. Iran backs the Shiite faction of Muslims that are in power in Syria; they are the Alawis.

If these statements are incorrect please let me know. If they are correct, how do we justify imposing our will in a religious civil war?

I do understand that chemical weapons are an atrocity, but how do our bombs help the survivors of a chemical agent attack? Shouldn't we send doctors instead of bombs? Or am I being too Pollyanna?

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A question about Syria: Is this a religious civil war? [View all] whttevrr Aug 2013 OP

It's a religious war for some, revolution for others, and proxy war for others. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #1

yes and no. There are so many rebel groups representing so many different things. stevenleser Aug 2013 #2

In considering this... whttevrr Aug 2013 #8

I would go further and say let's not be the ones to deal with this at all... stevenleser Aug 2013 #9

Yeah... responded there as well. whttevrr Aug 2013 #12

Not particularly, except where it is Recursion Aug 2013 #3

I think you're asking questions that need to be asked and answered before MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #4

please stop with this simplistic nonsense and demonization cali Aug 2013 #11

The hell it does. MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #15

the hell what does, mother? cali Aug 2013 #16

ANY squabble in that part of the world has religious overtones. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #5

In large part, yes. cali Aug 2013 #6

Yes and no FarCenter Aug 2013 #7

It's an f-ed up quagmire is what it is. dawg Aug 2013 #10

Which civilians are helped by us sending cruise missiles into the country to explode? whttevrr Aug 2013 #13

Would there even be a conflict in Syria now, if we have not invaded Iraq? RC Aug 2013 #14

perhaps the question, then isn't whether it's "a religious war" but more "what are the religious MisterP Aug 2013 #17