Another dynamic is at play in the region besides the Sunni-Shia divide. It is that between the forces of centralization and the forces of decentraliz… - Ilana Mercer

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Another dynamic is at play in the region besides the Sunni-Shia divide. It is that between the forces of centralization and the forces of decentralization. As a rule, the U.S. sides with the former; the Arab people with whom we meddle generally side with the latter. Given the tribal, familial focus of their societies; Arabs are unlikely to abandon their particularism in favor of American statism.