Middle East - Where will the solution come from?

Running late this morning and am on the later train which results in people having to stand… good on ya State Rail

I have read and watched the news with interest and George Bush’s obvious supportive stance with Israel over this escalating situation… He argues that the reason this is happening is because of Hezbollah’s kidnapping of some Israeli soldiers.

He is kidding if he thinks that the whole reason for this chain of events is based on the kidnappings!  Israel / Hezbollah have exchanged kidnappings, murders of militants and civilians for decades.  The suicide bombings are in retaliation of some form of occupational discrimination / violence which in turn is for earlier violent acts.  In short violence has resulted in more violence which resulted in turn in more bloodshed.

Yet GWB will let you believe that Israel are acting solely on the basis of the kidnapping of two soldiers and that there are no other motivations and that based on that moral high ground, then Israel’s action is fair and just.

What bullshit and is either the rhetoric of an idiot or a warmonger.  I hope it’s the former, but I suspect that it’s the latter.

What happens if the Arab Nations as a whole decide enough’s enough and openly attack Israel?  Sure Hezbollah is fighting back, but what about the Lebanese standing army (I presume there is one?) and the neighbouring nations such as Syria, Egypt and co?  What happens then?  Does GWB engage them all!  Surely he couldn’t physically do it, so does that mean Nuclear?  I cant see this easing off, so whilst you have always had simmering hostilities and the odd suicide bombing, this worries me as it seems to be taking off in a big way and I cannot see any way that a peace deal could be brokered.  Pessimistic maybe, but in this instance, this worries me more than Iraq or Afghanistan…

Maybe I suggest a moderate country take action and step in?  The US brokering peace deals has failed because of their own selfish interests.  The UN has failed as they are a puppet organisation bereft with internal politicking.  Maybe a country with no involvement in the Middle East and a multicultural view on the world should step in.  If it wasn’t for our own idiot Howard, we could fill that role… but what about Canada or even a New Zealand lead peace process?  Send school-marm Helen Clarke in!  She’d make em sit in the naughty corner until they learn to behave…