My Take On The Syria Situation

I was talking to somebody at work in our break room about current events. They told me they really didn’t understand the Syria situation. I told them to let me explain it in a way that a person with a below average IQ can understand it.

There are two main Muslim groups call the Sunnis and Shiites. 85% of the world’s Muslim population are Sunnis. Most of the Shiites are in Iran. Iran is close to Syria. Picture the Mediterranean Sea on the left then Syria, Iraq, and Iran moving to your right. Geography is very important in this matter. This is information is important to know up front.

The Assad family has been in charge of Syria for a while. The current leader Bashar al-Assad is a member of a small Muslim sect called the Alawite’s. 12% of the population in Syria are Alawaites. The Alawites and the Shittes are allies in Syria. The “rebel army”  fighting Assad’s government are all Sunni’s. Sunnis and Shittes hate each other. Sunnis want to take over control from the Alawite/Shitte government.

Iran is involved because they are Shittes and would like a Shitte government to remain in charge. Saudia Arabia who is Iran’s arch enemy and predominantly Sunni wants Assad out and a Sunni collation to run the government. The U.S. are allies with Saudia Arabia and enemies with Iran. That’s why we are involved. We want to make Saudia Arabia happy and help throw Assad out of power. The U.S. wants to make Saudia Arabia happy because they buy our weapons, cars, and expensive household goods. We love their oil.

It’s essentially a holy war where Shittes and Sunnis are battling it out. Iran is a large influence on Iraq. If they can have a strong influence in Syria they control the whole northern stretch of the Middle East and will have access to the sea.

Get it?

I know what you are thinking. "I appreciate the social studies lesson but I would really like your opinion on what the U.S. should do on Syria. That is why I come here"

Absolutely nothing. Our enemies are fighting each other. Let them fight it out.

"But, but what about Iran and Russia being involved in Syria."

Let them be involved in Syria. They want to waste their money on Syria so the Shittes can be in charge. Let them. We're not Muslim and we do not live in the Muslim world. It's a Muslim issue.

Since Americans know more about Miley Cyrus than world geography I thought I would put up a picture of the Middle East to educate everybody.



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