Quote Originally Posted by Pannonian View Post
I wouldn't blame them for hating Arabs, considering their long history of "friendship" with the Arab states and the crap they've got in return, plus the fact that the Arab allies are barely any better than Iran, and that being highly debatable.
I don't blame anyone, I'm sure both sides can produce valid reasons for hating their opponents. Just one more story of pot and kettle.

Quote Originally Posted by Pannonian View Post
I've never paid much attention to the difference between Sunni and Shia Islam, but I'm currently better disposed to the latter, given that most of the problems we've had have been with the former.
Maybe it is because the former numerically prevail?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia%E...unni_relations
The demographic breakdown between the two denominations is difficult to assess and varies by source, but a good approximation is that 85-90% of the world's Muslims are Sunni and 10-15% are Shia