Friday, September 15, 2006

Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war

Despite the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon, the risks of a widening war in the Middle East remain. President George W. Bush, Prime Minister Tony Blair and leaders of radical groups in the Middle East prefer military solutions to peaceful compromise. When Bush paints the Middle East as a struggle of good versus evil, or terror versus freedom, he abandons politics. When Israel attempts vainly to defeat Hezbollah, it tries to avoid painful but necessary political compromises over disputed territory. Th e problems of Middle East are much more than that. Part of the problem is Israel’s continuing occupation of the West Bank and a piece of southern Lebanon. Until Israel agrees to return to 1967 borders with minor modifications, and end its political control over millions of West Bank Arabs, unrest will continue.

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