OpEdNews - Page 3 of Article: I don't understand: a view of the mideast from India

When we listen to Lennon's Imagine, we all identify with that dream. I don't understand why our present world is so different.

I said in the beginning I don't understand many other things. Like the value of dollar, the true identity of American Liberty in the 21st century, why America ships precision bombs to Israel and donates money for Lebanese charity simultaneously. Any sensible man would first put the fire off, and then do the damage-control; but the present super power teaches the rest of the world that one should trigger a fire, continuously add fuel to the fire and even help in providing some damage control for the victims of that fire.

Problem is while playing with fire; we wouldn't know when the fire eventually gets out of human control. Sooner or later one day it's bound to happen, now or later for Middle-East and in future, at some moment for broader human civilization if we don't correct ourselves.

Unfortunately recent American policies have played with similar fire with the rest of the world for far too long and far too far to maintain its super power in an otherwise powerless world. And the reactive forces against 9/11 still continue, strengthening every passing day. Rest of the world is badly waiting to see some pro-active steps from this once-admired, great super power.

And I still don't understand why there is a war in the Middle-East, and why so many civilians and children are paying a deadly price of this war for no fault of theirs in the 21st century of humanity. It's someone's war thrust on them on their legitimate ground. We have laws to safeguard us against industrial pollution and against unlawful profiteering in our back doors by corporate entities. We don't have any safeguards when our Government and global watch-dogs allow our front doors and living rooms to be used as a battle ground for their just wars.

I don't understand this.

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