The point is this conflict doesn't have any connection with shie sunni issues at all, truth is unfortunately all the countries that are involved in this crap are seeking their interests in Syria , but someone are saying that it's a allawie or shie war against sunnis , Syrian government is a secular one.
Is that a statement to deny or obfuscate the reality or you are really that naive?
Syrian Alawi govt. is Bathist Arab nationalist "secular" because they have been a despised "Nusayri" minority for 500 years of Sunni Ottoman rule. So when they finally got hold of power by infiltrating the Armed and security forces and the Bath party, they are of course interested to make it "look" like a non-sectarian or even a non-religious country for their own interest, so they don't feel out of place among a Sunni majority. Its an open secret, my question is why you are trying to deny it and give it a completely different color, as if Alawi's are really so evolved and sophisticated that they and their rule are secular because of their liberal views and values. It seems to me that they still are much more clannish and backward than the Sunni population, even after few decades of Alawi dominated govt. and resulting better access to wealth and education. Its hard to wipe away centuries of history and social evolution in a few decades.
You say its not a Shia Sunni thing, then why do Iran support every Shia populations wherever they are in the globe? I noticed it in my country too with a minuscule 50,000 or so Shia population.
Is there a reason why Iran is supporting Hezbollah, Iraqi Shia's and Alawi's other than the fact that they are Shia? How does it serve Iran's national interest when it supports a small Alawi minority but ignore the interest of around 70% fellow Sunni Muslims, while also hurting Iran's relation with the rest of 1.4 billion Sunni Muslims of the world?
Its clear why Iran is doing this absurd thing, because they somehow believe they can maintain a Shia supremacy in the Arab world using Shia Arab Muslims, even if they are minority like they are in Syria. This policy is now obsolete with the advent of Arab spring. Iranian regime strategists need to go back to their drawing board and rethink and redesign their strategy. Regardless of how much Iran will bring in and leverage its Russian and Chinese friends and allies, this policy is a recipe for disaster as it is happening today and it is bound to fail.
The days of using Shia solidarity and unity to advance Iran's strategic interest is now over. It is time that Iran accept a more pluralistic rule in the Arab world where ever the contagion of Arab spring spreads. A peaceful, integrated and prosperous greater GCC is in the interest of all countries in this region and their neighbors such as Turkey, Egypt and Iran. It will also make the Shia population in this region more secure in a peaceful environment.
Sectarian fault lines and divide emerge when a country goes through trauma and conflict, just like it did in Iraq and is happening in Syria to some extent and starting to happen in Pakistan also. The more peaceful and stable a country is, the less sectarian it is. Dictators can maintain peace and stability, but it does not last long, because there is no good succession plan. Only democracy provides long term peace and stability, because peaceful successions and power handover's are built into democratic systems of govt.
