The Middle-East

What is really happening in the Middle East right now? There is so much criticism going on with Liberal Leadership hopefuls and between parties. But is there any real solutions being proposed by any of them that have a sliver of probability of working? It’s hard to tell whether any of the so called ‘discussions’ about the issue really amount to much anyway.

If there is anything more sickening than a war, its politicians playing the good ol game of politics. That is to say they continue to use rhetoric to appeal to the majority of the Canadian population without really considering the moral cost of a war as it is. Hearing stories from people living in Lebanon and Israel both claiming all they yearn for is peace, and having the Politicians claming they have the answer and the other guy doesn’t, its easy to see why conflict resolution is so hard. The people who are supposed to be able to assist the conflict aren’t really concerned with the outcome at all; they are instead more interested in getting ahead in their political career.

But it is not all politicians, though it is most, who play this game. Mr. Rae has taken his dig at Mr. Ignatieff over his delayed response to the war, and Mr. Dion has expressed his arrogant side insisting that Mr. Ignatieff has ‘followed his lead’, while Mr. Harper continues to play his own game claiming Liberal are disunited. I have to say that Mr. Ignatieff response is one of the best, not because he said it first or because he is offering something completely new, but because he did not jump to ensure he got to the finish line first. He thought, waited and responded appropriately to a situation that require more than just on an on the spot gut response.

Is it not better to have given even a thread of thought to an answer before answering, than to have just given an answer that is suppose to presumably ensure they take lead in the polls?

That’s just my thoughts about the bigger picture.