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Snuffysmith's Bloghttp://snuffysmithsblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/bitter-lemons-middle-east-roundtable_25.html [Snuffysmith's Blog] Moreover, there has never been a history of such tension in the lower Gulf, and even should the much anticipated US-strike on Iran's suspect nuclear facilities take place, there will still be no Sunni-Shi'ite conflict in the UAE. The explanation for such tranquility in an otherwise troubled region is a complex but impressive mixture of history, demography, economy and politics.

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