parijataka
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Re: Arab Spring ochastrated by the west to contain Russia, China & Ind
Saddam Hussein was a secular dictator and whatever else he did, he did keep Iraq stable and peaceful and free of sectarian quarrels.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.