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The Sunni-Shia Conflict and the Iraq War: Understanding Sectarian Violence in the Middle East
The SunniShia Conflict and the Iraq War Understanding Sectarian Violence in the Middle East Author:Nathan Gonzalez Throughout history, Middle Eastern nations have wrested power from one another through contests of religious doctrine and piety, which have largely played out within the boundaries of modern-day Iraq. Today, the hotbed of religious and imperial wars is once again ablaze following the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. But to understand the source... more »s and potential solutions for Iraq's current sectarian war, world leaders must look beyond the veil of theocracy to find a regional power struggle that has been millennia in the making. Middle Eastern expert Nathan Gonzalez explains how politics, and not religion, lies at the core of a conflict that transcends generations and threatens to escalate into full-scale regional war.« less