Prejudice vs. Politics

When I read the words emitting from the leaders of Iran, Syria and other Arab countries, I cannot help thinking that these people are leading their countries with short sided prejudicial ideologies. They believe that they are the victims of a global conspiracy and that the world community is not willing to help them. Well, they are right. Countries like: Iran, North Korea, Syria, Lebanon, including many others like them, are not well-liked because they propagate violence. It's simple; the more violence a countries wields, the more civilized countries write them off as dangerous radicals.

The latest assassination in Syria was deemed to be conducted by a couple of Palestinians with no clear or apparent connection to Israel. There was no connection to the Israeli government and Israel denounced the attacks on numerous occasions. I think the burden of proof here lies on Syrian officials to show that Israel was involved. Even if they were, like I said in the previous article, Imad Mughniyah was a cold blooded murderer.

What is next- war? Will Lebanon declare war and attack Israel? They seem to be the puppet state of Syria and many inside Lebanon are not happy with the situation. Officials in Lebanon have even made some of their own people angry by spouting their war-charged rhetoric.

Peace should be on the minds of the Syrian government and others involved. The people in the Middle East are in dire need of peace. The countrysides of these nations are laden with rocket attacks by ignorant militants that are laying waste to innocent women and children, while the political elite remain unharmed. A renewed war between Lebanon, Syria, Hezbollah (with countries like Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Iran watching in the midst) and Israel can only produce a tremendous amount of suffering, and nothing else. No one will come out on top, or be declared the winner.

As the days go on, one can only hope that the rest of the global community, especially Russia, Egypt and other large countries in the region, try to solve this dilemma with peaceful diplomacy.