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Thursday, July 20, 2006
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ONE MORE WEEK MAY BE TOO LATE
Bush and Olmert are playing a very dangerous game. The longer Bush waits to respond and stop Israel's attack on Lebanon, the more intractable the conflict will become.

Death toll so far: 230 Lebanese dead, most of them civilians, to 25 Israeli dead, 13 of them civilians.

Now Bush wants to wait a week for Israel to finish its "job" of "degrading" Hezbollah position before sending Rice in. By then, it might be too late. By then World War III may have already started. I have a feeling that if it goes on for too long, Iran and Syria will join in the fray and then the rest will get dragged in as well.

I have said repeatedly that Bush is a dangerous man to have as the president of the US. He is not cut out for the international/foreign affairs aspect of the role and he will end up making a mess of everything. Just like now.

Anyway, the US has lost whatever "moral authority" they may have had before. No one will buy whatever they say. Their opinions are worth the same as every other country. Their only "authority" left is force and armed might.

Then again, everyone involved in this are villains: Hezbollah, Israel, some of the neighbouring countries, the US and the paralysed international community. There are no good guys. Well, the only innocent parties are the ordinary non-Hezbollah Lebanese and foreigners in Lebanon (both Muslims and Christians) as well as Haifans who are caught like ducks in a cross fire.



  • BBC News - East conflict: Who stands where
  • BBC News - Haifa hospital in the firing line
  • CNN.com - Dobbs: Not so smart when it comes to the Middle East

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    • 3 comments
    :: posted on 7/20/2006 02:10:00 AM SGT :: . . . . . .
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    on this point i do have to disagree with you. no i don't think bush should meddle his fingers in this current skirmish nor the rest of the world community. it is an issue between israel and the hizbollah. in this case ironically, i tend to side the israelis. they are basically driving home a message that kidnappings to trade is a no go - otherwise you would be rewarding misbehaviour. today they might kidnap israelis; tomorrow it might be you or me. and the israeli point is that if you are not willing to surrender them back, your people will suffer. solution is simple - the hizbollah just needs to surrender these 2 blokes back - end of story. you don't start an attack into another country and not bear the consequence. so much as where the innocent are harmed, they are killed / maimed by the idiocy of these hizbollah leaders who have nothing to lose but their pride by returning these 2 soldiers. they have NO case. just sad that other innocents had to be affected bcos of the pride of these jokers.

    same principle for the hamas. i actually felt that the israelis have practiced sufficient restraint in the earlier months when the hizbollas and the hamas have been launching their rockets into israel. for what cause ? the total destruction of israel ? even when israel have surrendered gaza ? those who are not willing to compromise dont deserve compromise themselves.
    :: Blogger Lord of the Jungle commented on 7/21/2006 12:05:00 AM SGT :: . . . . . .  
    Granted. Unfortunately, I see no innocents in this conflict lor. Everyone is guilty.

    Of course it becomes muddied when innocent civilians are killed.

    I don't think the Lebanese government can do anything about it even if they wanted to.
    :: Blogger Zuco commented on 7/21/2006 12:12:00 AM SGT :: . . . . . .  
    Oh yah, the opinions in my previous post on this issue still stands.
    :: Blogger Zuco commented on 7/21/2006 12:28:00 AM SGT :: . . . . . .  
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