Why Does the West Back Sunnis Against Shias

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Question:

Why does the West back Sunnis and Wahhabis against Shias despite links to terrorism? - An analysis of Western alliances with Sunni and Wahhabi groups despite terrorism being linked to them. :::

Answer:

There are broadly only 2 principle ideologies which promote extremism/terrorism in its extreme form

  1. khawariji/takfeeri - Example being the likes of Ikhwanul Muslimoon, ISIS, Al Qaeda, Bokko Haram and all other sunni extremist groups

  2. Raafidah - Hezbollah and Shia extremist groups backed by Iran

All the terrorist groups ideologies are derived from above 2 ideologies or are its variants.

Now one of the reasons for West backing Sunni governments could be that all Sunni governments especially in middle east are against khwariji ideology however the Shia government of Iran is supporting Hezbollah. Secondly, their support may be driven by economic interests.