
Episode 653 • • 1:21:16 - 1:22:47
653: Evil Layer Cake
Middle East Policy Conundrum, Shiites vs. Sunnis, University of Oklahoma Scholar
A scholar from the University of Oklahoma, appearing on RT's "Crosstalk," explained the contradiction in U.S. Middle East policy. The U.S. supported Shiite dominance in Iraq while simultaneously aiding Sunni rebels against a Shiite-aligned government in Syria. This "conundrum" has led to the U.S. inadvertently supporting the same groups that are undermining its goals in Iraq.
