I have been observing Middle-east for past 5/6 years and have observed a clear biased approach by US towards Sunni and Shia militants
US Behaviour towards Sunni Militants
- Countless Drones in North-western Pakistan (now Baluchistan too), Yemen and Afghanistan
- Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp full of Sunnis, many of them are kept without any proper evidences (will cite references soon)
- Pressing Pakistan to block those Sunni militant organizations like Jamat ud Daawa, Lashakr Jhangvi, et al. as well which are not a threat to US
- Pressing for restrictions on Pakistan's Nuclear Program that it will go in hands of Taliban
Pakistan is ally but it was denied of even sniper guns by US in 2013
and so on..
US Behaviour towards Shia Militants
- Hezbolla is banned but Lebanon's Military aid doubled since 2013/14. (There are tweets of US Embassy Beirut on it on record)
- Iraq's leadership deliberately handed over to Maliki resulting in formation of lot of Shia Militia groups which are (WARNING: VERY GRAPHIC!!)butchering Sunnis and Kurds mercilessly
- There is no word from White House over so much brutalities and killings by Shia Militias in Iraq while there are clear evidences of Iraqi army backing these Shia militia. Sunnis have been looted, kicked out of their homes and yet there is no word by US on it (imagine ISIS doing the same)
There has been open hiring in Pakistan for Shia militias to go to Iraq or Syria. (Imagine the outcry had it been hiring for ISIS)
(Please note that OP has been following the pages of Shia Communites to confirm there have been continuous hirings)
Iran and US proclaim to be enemies but no action by US on Irani thugs openly killing in Iraq and Syria. (Imagine Pakistani Sunnis doing it so openly and what will be US reaction to Islamabad)
Question
So my question is that why there is so much open difference between America's attitude towards Shia and Sunni Militants (and the countries backing them)?
UPDATE
Link of Maliki involved in butchering of Sunnis Human Rights Watch