Joe Sylvester

We howl for war with Iran when all terrorist acts on the west are perpetrated by Sunni Muslims; our “allies”. As American’s flip on their televisions they often see news headlines with “Bomb Explodes”, “Van runs down multiple people on London bridge”, and they reflexively think “Another radical Islamist attack”. While this may seem a form of prejudice, there is a high statistical likelihood that their gut reaction was spot on. As Islamic terrorism continues its steady rise in the west, gut reactions have become increasingly correct. The problem with the gut reaction though is that it is topical. Iran, the Islamic nation which the west loves to hate, has absolutely nothing to do with the terrorist attacks experienced in the west. They are a Shiite Islamic nation. The unending string of attacks directly striking the west are without exception Sunni, and on paper, they are our “allies”. Of course, Shite’s are not blameless; in fact, their hands are just as bloody as those o...