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To: Metacomet who wrote (252799)6/15/2014 11:01:46 AM
From: Sam  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 540724
 
One correction--Saddam was Sunni, not Shia.



To: Metacomet who wrote (252799)6/15/2014 11:35:47 AM
From: JohnM  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 540724
 
I see Sam has corrected you on Saddam. He was Sunni, not Shia. Also, on Assad, he's actually Alawite, aligned with the Shia. Not certain what the religious connections are, though we are still very much in the Muslim world.