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March 18, 2013

Time for Gulf to Accept a Shia Iraq

Hassan Hassan, The National

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An Iraq dominated by the pro-Iranian Shia is seen as just as threatening as an Iraq led by the Sunni Saddam Hussein.The mantra in the Gulf is that Baghdad has been handed over to the Iranians on a golden plate. Some even perceive Baghdad's special relationship with Iran as part of a US grand strategy to pit the countries of the region against each other. Such self-defeating thinking is one reason why Baghdad has been drifting towards Tehran. It is time for the Gulf states to revisit their approach to Iraq.

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TAGGED: Persian Gulf, Shia, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq

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