Arab Spring ochestrated by the west to contain Russia, China & India

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Continuing from above.

Iran/Levant were the main cultural/politically centers of west asia, arabian peninsula came into forefront only during mohammed's time. This lasted only for 30/40 years, when again ummayyads shifted the center to damascus(levant). Even now post gulf war, when saddam(irag) was sidelined, arabia has come into prominence. Untill saddam was dominant, saudis didn't have a monopoly over the arab street. As then, even now it(arabian dominance) is causing turbulence in the greater region. Hopefully history repeats and throws the arabian philosophy of intolerating dominance back into the desert.
Saddam Hussein was a secular dictator and whatever else he did, he did keep Iraq stable and peaceful and free of sectarian quarrels.
 

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Saddam Hussein was a secular dictator and whatever else he did, he did keep Iraq stable and peaceful and free of sectarian quarrels.
He also supported India everytime.
 

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He also supported India everytime.

Pity for Iraq - a vibrant, peaceful nation lying in rubble today because of Saddam's miscalculation (invasion of Kuwait), US cowboy behaviour and Saudi desire to domiate the region.

Syria is burning now and perhaps it will be the turn of Iran in couple of years. Shia-Sunni rivalry will destroy the region. Not good.
 

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Don't give a damn about arab spring , but Uncle Sam does not wants Russia, China & India to form coalition because that will have serious impact on NATO

More over till the border disputes China vs India in Asia .Russia, China & India forming a alliance is very remote because there is no trust involved
 

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Pity for Iraq - a vibrant, peaceful nation lying in rubble today because of Saddam's miscalculation (invasion of Kuwait), US cowboy behaviour and Saudi desire to domiate the region.
Yes, he was helpful to india. But iraq under saddam was no peaceful nation, he terrorized majority of his own citizens i.e. shias and kurds. Especailly kurds were mass murdered using chemical weapons as well. As mentioned, it was not his internal policies, but his policies outside the iraqi boundaries that caused his downfall.

Syria is burning now and perhaps it will be the turn of Iran in couple of years. Shia-Sunni rivalry will destroy the region. Not good
Is there a sunni-shia rivalry?? Yes, but the current conflict(s) is more of ethnic one i.e. persian v/s arab. Maybe include turks as well into this mix. Both these conflicts are overlapping and independent as well. With west behind GCC, arab are having the upper hand as of now.
 

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