| I do not understand how someone can write such nonsense. Are you familiar with a country called Iraq? It is nearby to Syria, and was often in the news not too long ago, surely you must of heard of this place? You want the UN to administer ethics, the organization that thinks Saudi Arabia should be in charge of human rights?[0] But perphaps that's just the normal in an age when some western commenter still believes the developed world has any roll in lecturing others on ethics, should these lectures occur during or after the class on how to torture, or perhaps after the panel discussion of why Cuba is an excellent place to lock up foreigners indefinitely, foreigners we even admit aren't guilty of any crimes. The extreme myopia on display in this thread is plenty of reason for why violence begets violence, its sad and laughable that commenters believes the western world played no role in the millions of deaths and refugees that have come about since 9-11. What most commentators have wrong is that the violence in France wasn't an act of terrorism, but just another battle in the decade plus war that's been mostly happening in the Middle East, only this time the battle occurred on the streets of Paris instead of outside Kabul, or in Mosul, or in the outskirts of Damascus. Westerners seen to have forgotten that their politicians have been waging a war for them, and now their politicians want to engage in even more of the same. insanity. [0]http://blog.unwatch.org/index.php/2015/09/20/saudi-arabia-wi... |
Sad imho is that most of 'the middle east' since decades didn't succeed to solve their issues, a.o. become modern states. Always blame others. And you seem to do this also.
Yes I think 'the west' has many good things which could serve as a blueprint for most middle east countries: division of power, respect minorities, confine the influence of the religion(s).
Of course 'the west' is not perfect, far from it. (But your examples don't help in the grand scheme, this is known and won't help the Middle East to get capable governments who care for their citizens).
What happened in Paris (and in Beirut, Bagdad...) is murder. Weak persons who, lamentably - failed for a totalitarian sect. We must make sure that 'problematic things' get focused. It is also for the benefit of the normal people in the Middle East. Or don't you agree?