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I still find it sort of amazing that the West continues to be so anti-Iran, when to comes to alignment in the Middle East. We have a common-enemy in ISIS, and as far as the region goes, they have a democracy which ranks behind only Israel (admittedly, it's a fair way), in terms of its equanimity.

Instead, we're aligned with Saudi Arabia; a Sunni hereditary-monarchy/dictatorship, whose official religion is the self-same Salafism that ISIS claim as their inspiration.

It is utterly baffling, though no doubt related to the ongoing enmity with Israel, and the deep distrust sewn by the Hostage crisis (just the 30-odd years ago now).

[QUOTE="Grasshopper, post: 2575918, member: 65342"] I still find it sort of amazing that the West continues to be so anti-Iran, when to comes to alignment in the Middle East. We have a common-enemy in ISIS, and as far as the region goes, they have a democracy which ranks behind only Israel (admittedly, it's a fair way), in terms of its equanimity. Instead, we're aligned with Saudi Arabia; a Sunni hereditary-monarchy/dictatorship, whose official religion is the self-same Salafism that ISIS claim as their inspiration. It is utterly baffling, though no doubt related to the ongoing enmity with Israel, and the deep distrust sewn by the Hostage crisis (just the 30-odd years ago now). [/QUOTE]

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