Turns out that Sunnis and Shiites don't really hate each other as much as foreign policy experts told us they do:

Syria has successfully developed a new surface-to-surface missile that would enable it to target Israeli installations such as airports, ports and factories with greater accuracy, according to briefings recently presented to senior ministers... Syria developed the new missile with Iranian support, which is a further indication of the tight strategic bonds between the two countries. Much of these strategic ties revolve around military and intelligence cooperation... Damascus and Tehran shared technical know-how that has allowed Syria to upgrade the Iranian-made Zelzal surface-to-surface missile. The missile has an operational range of approximately 250 kilometers and is capable of carrying an especially large warhead.

Not that this will stop the very same sophisticates from inventing another totally unpersuasive excuse to ignore Iran and Syria next time around. It never does. This is, after all, who they are and what they do.

Or: remember Jeffery Lewis's snide comments about anti-Iranian hysteria - because he was personally (personally!) unconvinced that Iran could keep their Pakistani-bought centrifuges running? Technically correct, so two points for that. But several thousand points off for being retarded, since Iran solved their problems by building next generation centrifuges that they maintain just fine.

Also: this.

References:
* Iran helps Syria develop missile that can target Israeli installations [Ha'aretz]
* Sunni vs. Shi'ites: Why They Hate Each Other [TIME]
* Smug Liberal Sophistication Untroubled By Undeniable Evidence That Hardliners Are Winning In Iran [MR]
* The Denial of the Obvious By Reference to the Irrelevant: Center-Left Foreign Policy and Democratic Politics [MR]
* Think tank: Iran has built its own nuclear black market [Hot Air]
* Iran 'takes next step in nuclear programme' [Telegraph]
* "Unprecedented" Power Grab By Iranian Ultra-Hardliners Casts Doubt On "Pragmatists Are Winning" Liberal Sophistication [MR]

Previously:
* French Intifada Continues With 77 Police Officers Injured. Liberal Sophisticates Blame France, Exonerate Youths Of Inscrutable Ethnic Origin [Videos]
* Hey, Turns Out That Ahmadinejad Might Be Someone The West Has To Worry About After All
* Russia And China Agree To Help Stop Iran (Except They Don't (And Except They've Been Rewarding Iran With More Trade))