Unfortunately, the source of all this conflict between the Sunnis and Shia is some major powers that do not want religious unity… — Yousef Saanei Copy Share Image
Sunnis consider Shias a pack of unwholesome fanatics and Shias consider Sunnis a gang of lukewarm no-goods - there's nothing like religion… — Dervla Murphy Copy Share Image
Even the majority of the Sunnis have grown tired of foreign terrorists operating in Iraq. — Peter DeFazio Copy Share Image
The insurgents are Baathists and Sunnis in Iraq who have as their goal a separate and distinct one of toppling the government… — Ike Skelton Copy Share Image
The U.S. cannot force Sunnis, Shias, and Kurds to make peace or to act for the common good. They have been in… — Peter DeFazio Copy Share Image
Why do Sunnis kill Shiites? How do they tell the difference? They all look the same to me. — Trent Lott Copy Share Image
Many Sunnis, who are still stuck in the Saddam era mindset and believe Iraq belongs to them, are trying to prevent a… — Brent Scowcroft Copy Share Image
Lebanon, of course, is a country with great problems. Traditionally, they have religious-national groups or ethnic-national groups. They have the Druses. Even… — Menachem Begin Copy Share Image
The Sunnis no longer recognize the centralized government as a legitimate power. The Shia militia that is moving around is calling out… — Ryan Zinke Copy Share Image
Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly. Winning back their trust is the primary task of… — Ahmed Chalabi Copy Share Image
The Sunnis continue to see themselves, possibly for nostalgic reasons, as the most influential group and want a stronger central government -… — Zalmay Khalilzad Copy Share Image
Iraqi national identity under Saddam Hussein never truly incorporated Shiites or Kurds. Sunnis, who identified most closely with the Iraqi nation, remain… — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
Critics of the war plans (including myself) have pointed to the disastrous political results that must be expected: Iraq would break into… — Uri Avnery Copy Share Image
We as outsiders can't differentiate between Sunni and Shi'ah, but leave it to them and they'll get over the difficulty by some… — Gertrude Bell Copy Share Image
