WHY are Sunnis and Shias fighting in IRAQ

In the first place ,there are types of people (political speculators) who invest in dissent in controversy , they actually prosper when other people are enemies . Such people assume roles of religious leaders in their sects . In old times ,religion was not important in political life ,because there WAS NONE ! Now that a shadow of free government appears to the people ,a need arose for creating political "rallying issues" ,or reasons why a certain group would act as a political club ,while others cannot be included , it is the power struggle ,based on the simple truth that there is not enough to go around ,there must be divisions in a mass of people so the smaller sections can vie for influence and power . Second , there are certain foreign elements that are interested in seeing a continuing need and explanation for their interference in the country ,to prove that watch how whenever the policies of those foreign governments are questioned by their own peoples , suddenly a flare up in the bloodshed in Iraq happens ,as if God wanted to show how the intervention of that foreign country was essential . Except I do not believe it is God who manipulates the scene to make it convenient for His agenda .(proof: on 2 separate occasions ,alleged " insurgents " were captured as they were planting their devices of destruction ,and when their disguises were uncovered WHOA !! They turned out to be Western soldiers disguised as Iraki insurgents !! This was reported on the news for 1 or 2 days then disappeared )

The Sunni's and Shia's have ALWAYS fought and had hatred toward eac other. There are three main religious groups in Iraq. Sunni, Shia and the Kurds. The Kurds are mainly in the North of the country. Under Saddam's rule, he brutalized the people who did believe as he did. He gassed the Kurds, set up mass graves and threw their bodies into it. He had torture chambers and would violate them through it. The Sunni's were in power under Saddam's control. They were the head of the country. After the elections, everyone got to vote and decide who they wanted to run their country...whether it be Shia, Sunni or Kurd. Saddam enforced the Sunni's to battle with Shia's and Kurds. Unfortunately, they are still fighting amongst each other.

Sunnis and Shiites are not fighting but they are made to fight,which is USA'a basic goal to acheive in the middle east First of all i would like to clear you "USA" is not a friend of ours! Why u dont see, every country which is tagged "TERRORIST" is a muslim country.whenever there are some technological development in any muslim country,especially in the nuclear field, USA wants to denounce it now of course i mean Iran,though N.KOREA is doing the same job but never had received so much pressure to discontinue the nuclear activities. Usa itself created TALIBANS to fight for them a PROXY WAR against SOVIETS,and when the job is over TALIBAN are now TERRORISTS....huhhhh damn!One thing more why TURKS are not allowed to join the EUROPEAN UNION, while other countries worse than Turkey are allowed to join simply bcoz they are non-Muslims... And there are so many things which we cannot discuss here as a Muslim.....i hope u got ma point!

why put bush into the picture when two religious communities believing in the one and same god decides to fight it is the religious leaders who are fighting for supremacy

The Sunni minority in Iraq WAS in power with Saddam. They are now mad that they are not still in power. Word is, the Sunnis from Saudi Arabia which control most of the fundamental Sunni shrines and universities, are going to Iraq to fight against Shiite to make trouble and because they want influence in Iraq as well. Bush has nothing to do with it, he probably doesn't even know the difference between them.

You can always justify some wacky conspiracy theory if you try hard enough. I could even make out a case that hyper-intelligent beings devoted a huge proportion of their resources to build machinery to traverse the endless distances of space in order to kidnap some Californian air-head only to then disappear again. Yes I could create a case but it would be hokum. But their is a conspiracy perpetrated worldwide, a very serious and damaging conspiracy. It is a conspiracy to make conspiracy theories! all the best urban

Saddam's party was the Sunni's, tho he did practice it for the most part secularly.. but then there were the mass graves and the torture and rape rooms. The jihadi terrorists are the ones stirring up troubles between the two parties or sects now. They began this with the bombing of the prominant Mosque a few months back, remember? :))

You ask why the fighting between Shia and Sunni has started after the US invaded their country. The answer is very simple. Saddam Hussain was a Sunni.Sunnis are a minority in Iraq. Under his cruel dictatorship Sunnis even though in the minority, ruled the country and oppressed the Shia and the Kurds. Now he is gone and the Shia are the majority and want to rule the country. Iraq has not had a democratic state so people don't want the democratic system and for that kill each other off. No one can say that this daily killing benefits the US. They are loosing lives in this war that they should not have started. I think they should leave and let the civil war between the warring paries run its course.

In my view there has always been conflict between sunnies and shias, wasnt the Iran/Iraq war this form of conflict. What has happened in Iraq was that sadman was removed now the conflict is brought out in to the open

Aoa the thing is that islam inhibits muslims to engage in bloody fights etc the ppl that are fighting dun know the true image of the islam and are fighting with each other that should be stopped coz these ppl are in shallow water of knowledge about ISLAM

Apparently, US and UK did not invade Iraq, the invasion was a clever plot, carried out as an Iranian/Syrian/etc. coalition cunningly disguised as UK/US forces, to discredit UK/US and promote Muslim extremists to commit acts of murder all the best urban

Its just like the muslims and hindus living altogether in Iniad peacefully until the Britishers entered india.We can easily understand the situation but only if we want to.

Some men and some women fight. muslims fight, christians fight, and jews fight. their religion asked them to do good but they fight too. these fighters color our world, they are some of us, even though we hate the bad things that they do. if there are no bad things then what are good things? God doesnt create bad things for nothing, there must be a secret that He hides. People who know God love Him, who dont know Him talk nonsense.

Okay, I admit I'm new here. I just went through 4 months of arguments that have been going steadily downhill. I've always considered myself to be pretty open-minded. I do often question the official line of the US government, but I don't automatically denounce what is said as a lie. Same goes for any other person or group in power. Here's a thought. Say you live in a country that has a very smart, but a bit paranoid dictator in charge. So bad he will kill his own son if he deems him a possible threat. Now, in this society, if you keep your mouth shut and do what you're told, you will get the absolute necessities of life. No more, really. You're on the brink of starvation, and most can barely read (after all, those who can read can get information and can become a threat). But you get to live. If you don't, not only will the powers-that-be kill you, but they will take out your whole family. In my experience, family is VERY important to Iraqis. Now, on the other spectrum, you are an open supporter of the current system. You would turn over your own brother if it would enhance your own standing, though that would be rare, as you do love your brother, and he is really just as supportive of the current government as you are. You live pretty well. Your family all hold positions of power. Suddenly, the dictator is gone. The masses, who fall in the first group, now have the ability to strike back. Now that they can speak openly, they refuse to be held down again. Some see a way to gain power for themselves, and they feed the fears of the masses. Those who rode on the power of the dictator have now lost their status and are fighting for their own survival. Meanwhile, the surrounding countries (not all Arab, but mostly Muslim) also see the current situation as a way to gain power, and support whichever side they agree with more. Thus, the fight goes on, and gets worse. MOST of the troops that are there refuse to go to the lengths to control the populace that the dictator did. They are, in fact, sickenned by the many mass graves that have been found. They continuously try to rebuild the country, such as the water treatment facilities, only to have these facilities, which would make the citizens lives better, blown up again. Many of those same troops have made lasting friendships with the people they deal with, and care deeply about the people of the areas they work in. They don't like going uninvited into those people's homes, but they really are trying to make the place safer. They don't hate Muslims in general - only those that will do such horrible things. I'm not advocating what happenned at Abu Ghraib. That was a horrible incident and what happenned was wrong. BUT, keep in mind that what happenned there was done by a few, against a few who had already been identified as bad people. I'm not saying how the identifications had been made. I'm sure it varied. Now, you've mentioned "1984" several times. Hmmm... a work of fiction. Yes, it was a statement on the human mind and the direction that culture was going. But it WAS a work of fiction.

First of all, the war between Sunnis and Shias began long time before the US got involved into it. The fight is about who is the better religion, and this war is going on for years.

If you people seriously think that US and UK are promoting violence in Iraq, and you are not just being tendentious, then you are seriously deluded. If the UK press found out about this, and they would were it true, they would splash it all over the front pages of every newspaper, TV news and radio programme from here to Timbuktu. That is a consequence of having a powerful free press. A press that in many real ways is more powerful than government. all the best urban