What's the point of eating alive? distasteful
Nobody cares about wars that has happened hundreds of years ago. It is simple, you show good will and respect, you harvest the same things back. It has nothing to do with Iran, Iraqi Shia hate us for good reason. We have been pissing them off lately.
What? History very much metters. I ll gave you and exmp from the Bosnian War. France was one of the most pro-serb gov in that time. Why? cause they were their allies in WW1., and Bosniaks fhougt for their enemies those who stayed for AU (indeedonly after Fatwa from Istanbul came, cause most of us still hold our loyality to the Sultan) and those who left for Ottoman teritories for the Ottomans. They didnt also forget that Bosnia and Bosniaks were the most loyal Balkans ppl to the Empire. Serb & their media refered to us as Turks, even if we are european ppl, no turkic blood for that reason, implying that they are just finishing the job from early 20th of banshing the Turks from Europan land, That was our "sin". British gow led by Major had the same stance.
Exmpl, from the same war. When french troops entered Syria. Do you know what leading french general did first. he visited Salahuidins grave and kick it with his legg saying we came back. And centuries past from Crusedes.
It has, cause iranian brand of shiism is became dominant in Iraq ( try to find article from few years back named I think Kerbala wars), even their fucking PM is nothing more then a spokeperson for Iran. He was forced to give a Ministry of Defence to very ell known commander of the most powerful Iranian back militia. Baas party, now rulling Iraq, is de facto iranian party in Iraq. They fucking formed it after Iranian revolution, financed it for decades, form militilias as their private armies who are more powerfull then Iraqi Arrmy.
Just look at the statments of these gruops, most of them are discribing it as an Ottoman invasavion. Only for Shia that has negative histocal meaning. Yeah, you did. But pissing them off for trying to prevent planned athnic cleansing and putting Khamnei as the supreme leader of Iran, Syria and Iraq which would made em regional power.
So, as i said, if Turkey wants to play second fiddle to Iran in the region. Then, its ok. Maps of influences are redrawing, if serious state whit great amitions, you must be in the heart of the game.