01 August 2006
Greater Middle East Initiative at the Cost of Human Life
Israel must realize that it has become one of the victims of America’s policy to democratize the Middle East. That policy is replacing authoritarian rulers with weak states. Even a confirmed opponent of Israel like Assad could control a terrorist organization like Hezbollah better than the Lebanese democracy can.
What use is a threat or use of force against a weak government, albeit a democracy, that cannot rein in an outlaw group that violates the country’s border? Lebanon’s Aoun was right in the 31 July 2006 Wall Street Journal – all human life is equally precious. Apparently, the neocon masterminds behind the “greater Middle East initiative” believe that human life lost in attempting to achieve regional political reform is a price worth paying. So is the loss of the lives of U.S. military personnel in Iraq.
Israel must realize that it has become one of the victims of America’s policy to democratize the Middle East. That policy is replacing authoritarian rulers with weak states. Even a confirmed opponent of Israel like Assad could control a terrorist organization like Hezbollah better than the Lebanese democracy can.
What use is a threat or use of force against a weak government, albeit a democracy, that cannot rein in an outlaw group that violates the country’s border? Lebanon’s Aoun was right in the 31 July 2006 Wall Street Journal – all human life is equally precious. Apparently, the neocon masterminds behind the “greater Middle East initiative” believe that human life lost in attempting to achieve regional political reform is a price worth paying. So is the loss of the lives of U.S. military personnel in Iraq.
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