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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]A simple question: if the Muslims who commit acts of terrorism are a small minority and the vast majority of Muslims do not sympathize with their views, why does not the majority take on this minority and eliminate them?

ISIS and Al Qaeda are Sunni Muslims and several of the major countries in the Middle East and elsewhere are also largely Sunni including countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE; why don't these countries take the lead in eliminating these people who are responsible for the terrorism that is being perpetrated?[/quote]

The reality is that Saudi Arabia and some other Gulf states have the same ideology and support the Wahhabi terrorists such as ISIS and al-Qaida. The Jordanian government, which is also Sunni, is actively fighting against ISIS. Coincidentally, the ancestors of the Jordanian royal family were chased out of what is now Saudi Arabia by the ancestors of the Saudi royal family. The Jordan's rulers are not Wahhabis, though there are lots of Wahhabis in Jordan.

Wahhabis are very intolerant of Shia and other Muslim offshoots. Iran is Shia, the current Iraqi government is Shia-dominated, and Syria is ruled by Alawis. In Yemen, the Houthis --who are Ismailis -- are dominating much of the country. So, you see the Saudis arming anti-Assad groups in Syria, actively bombing Yemen, and leading opposition to Iran. Saudi Arabia has no interest in fighting ISIS because ISIS and Saudi Arabia are on the same side.
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