United States Wants Violence to Continue in the Middle East
With the international community calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah the United States (by way of Condoleeza Rice) has said that the violence should continue:
Because President Bush sees this as part of the never-ending War on Terror (among many reasons), the United States has thrown its support behind Israel.
Worst of all, it seems very few people (especially outside of the blogs) have recognized the fact that this war is illegal and immoral – what many have dubbed the "collective punishment" of all the citizens of Lebanon, when they are only trying to seek revenge/justice against Hezbollah, is hardly an acceptable use of force.
In the early days of this war it has been primarily innocent citizens on the receiving end of Israel's aggression. And that's not right. It seems the entirety of Congress, with the exception of about 8 members voting against the support of Israel, feels that Israel deserves our financial and moral support in spite of the fact that they have a spotty humans rights record (to say it gently) and now a war of aggression on their tab.
It seems as if peace, as well as respecting international law, is a priority of very few of our elected officials.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday rejected international calls for an early ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah extremists, saying a quick end to the fighting would only give Lebanese and Israeli civilians the "false promise" of a lasting peace.
Because President Bush sees this as part of the never-ending War on Terror (among many reasons), the United States has thrown its support behind Israel.
Worst of all, it seems very few people (especially outside of the blogs) have recognized the fact that this war is illegal and immoral – what many have dubbed the "collective punishment" of all the citizens of Lebanon, when they are only trying to seek revenge/justice against Hezbollah, is hardly an acceptable use of force.
In the early days of this war it has been primarily innocent citizens on the receiving end of Israel's aggression. And that's not right. It seems the entirety of Congress, with the exception of about 8 members voting against the support of Israel, feels that Israel deserves our financial and moral support in spite of the fact that they have a spotty humans rights record (to say it gently) and now a war of aggression on their tab.
It seems as if peace, as well as respecting international law, is a priority of very few of our elected officials.
