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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
I'm not suggesting there's a separation of church and state, there isn't, but the Shia are to a degree, centrally run, closer to the Anglican or Catholic Church, where as the Sunni are divided up into many different schools of thought closer to N American Protestant faith, a large central church is far more easier to deal with, is more responsive to practical considerations.
Saudi Arabia is influenced by hundreds of different clerics, all of them having varying degrees of political influence and as such it's uncontrolable, Iran is run by one guy, the Ayatolah, he's not the only cleric but he is the supreme ruler, all other clerics defer to him.
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If that's the case, you could argue that the correct response would be to prop up the Saudis and have them bring the splintered Sunni factions under their umbrella.
I just don't see that as the answer, and I see little difference between the Ayatollahs and Saudis. We shouldn't be aiding or pandering to either group.