I think it is very important to know the difference between the Sunni and Shiite. It’s a shame many high officials don’t know the difference. If they are supposed to be protecting us from Al Qaeda and protecting others from them, they should at least know a little about the religion that they are all based on. Knowing your enemy is the key to getting ahead. You should know that they are different in some of their basic and core beliefs. Some of it goes back to who they follow and what they believe in. That one is a little bit more extreme that the other. The more extreme one is the Sunni. That is what the Al Qaeda bases their practices on.
That would be like someone that is a British official righting against Northern Ireland. Should they know the difference between Catholic and Protestant? That is the same question as I said above. I think they should, for the same reasons. You should know you enemy well. Know everything about them and then you might be better prepared than if you hadn’t. I think too many people that are in charge and have responsibilities dealing with the Al Qaeda and other groups like that should at least have an understanding about what the types of religions and beliefs they are dealing with. This will probably help them in the long run. And maybe even help them advance in their knowledge of the enemy.
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- Stein, Jeff. "Can You Tell a Sunni From a Shiite? " The New York Times. 17 Oct. 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/17/opinion/17stein.html. 4 Oct. 2010.
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