The only mass slaughtering was under Saddam and the Baathists. There is a sense of national pride. So enlighten me as to waht you mean by "long long long time".
I suppose that depends on your definition of "mass" (and mass was not a term I used either).
They have been killing one another as long as there have been Sunnis and Shiites. Well over a thousand years. Perhaps that doesn't qualify as a long long time for you?
Before that both sides were killing the Parsis.
I'm done with this thread. Your mind is clearly made up so there is no point in discussion.
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