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

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

— Richard Engel

The Houthi have local religious grievances, being Shiites in a majority Sunni land. But they are also agents of Shiite Iran, which arms, trains,…

— Charles Krauthammer

“About 90 percent of the one billion Muslims in the world today identify with the Sunni tradition. Of the remainder, most are Shiites, the…

— Stephen Kinzer

For instance, I was a little surprised that the Shiites didn't rise up against Saddam and the Baath party across most of the country…

— Juan Cole

I think the Shiites want a theocracy.

— Adnan Pachachi

The Americans were never interested in what was best for the Shiites.

— Muqtada al Sadr

In Ghazalia, Mr. Hussein showed his contempt for the majority Shiites in ways large and small. He refused to allow them even one mosque,…

— Alex Berenson

Lebanon, of course, is a country with great problems. Traditionally, they have religious-national groups or ethnic-national groups. They have the Druses. Even the two…

— Menachem Begin

The U.S. cannot force Sunnis, Shias, and Kurds to make peace or to act for the common good. They have been in conflict for…

— Peter DeFazio

Many Sunnis, who are still stuck in the Saddam era mindset and believe Iraq belongs to them, are trying to prevent a new country…

— Brent Scowcroft

The Sunnis no longer recognize the centralized government as a legitimate power. The Shia militia that is moving around is calling out war crimes…

— Ryan Zinke