Differences Quote by Trent Lott

Why do they kill people of other religions because of religion? Why do they hate the Israelis and despise their right to exist? Why…

— Trent Lott

Sunnis consider Shias a pack of unwholesome fanatics and Shias consider Sunnis a gang of lukewarm no-goods - there's nothing like religion for spreading…

— Dervla Murphy

You know, since the 6th century, Sunni and Shia have been fighting.

— John Kasich

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 kind of…

— Gertrude Bell

Everybody wants to talk about sectarian conflicts of the war in Iraq, but the fact of the matter is, Sunnis have lived with Shias…

— Jack Keane

Iraqi national identity under Saddam Hussein never truly incorporated Shiites or Kurds. Sunnis, who identified most closely with the Iraqi nation, remain in some…

— Noah Feldman

The Sunnis continue to see themselves, possibly for nostalgic reasons, as the most influential group and want a stronger central government - quite unlike…

— Zalmay Khalilzad

Unfortunately, the source of all this conflict between the Sunnis and Shia is some major powers that do not want religious unity amongst Muslims.

— Yousef Saanei

The one thing that unites Sunni, Shiites and Kurds is they want the Americans out.

— Tony Benn

Some Iraqi troops aren't willing to fight for their government. But many Shiites appear willing to fight for their religious leaders.

— Richard Engel

Shia phobia or Sunni phobia...we never hear about this. They murder each other!

— Manfred Gerstenfeld

The terrorists want civil war. Al-Qaida is attacking Shiites. The Shiite militias are taking revenge on the Sunnis. And the Sunnis are become more…

— Zalmay Khalilzad