Middle East Jitters
I have to admit to a great deal of distraction over the middle east crisis. I am an admitted news junkie and follow a steam of different viewpoints to try to reason my own opions out, but this situation has raised a real feeling of concern in my and I can't seem to just sit back and intellecualize about it.
My family went away for the weekend without me so I could focus in on putting my paper to rights, but this situation has intruded in on my thoughts so a huge degree. It's one of those issues where I have been sure of my opionions in the past, but then have found myself shifting viewpoints. As a former student of early civiliztion, I am intrigued by the very nature of the disputes and often wonder who we (as in the country), who really do not seem to understand the historical push and pull of the area
can make (or not) the kinds of blanket statements we do. Where are all of our scholars and resident experts. Politics as usual, I don't believe, is going to work is this situation. We have ignored this area and its deep rooted issue for some time now and will they and the rest of us (it really is a very small planet)now pay the price for this misunderstanding (deliberate???) and neglect?
Anyone else think this is scary??
posted by librarywannabe @ 10:58 AM
2 Comments:
Extremely scared - and for more thatn one reason. As a Jew, my mantra is never again. As a person, I'm so afraid of a maniac nation like Iran setting off WWIII! They claim that Israel - as well as the US - has no right to exist.
I am self professed news junkie as well, but recently I have had to pull my self away from the news stations and talk radio...Just to depressing I feel I am internalizing this stuff too much and it had started to effect my mental health. This situation is scary to say the least! There is way too much hatred! There was a time we would expect U.S. to step in and mediate but I am afraid that we will not be effective in this situation and some may argue that we have contributed to it as well...I don't know. I don't want to know. I don't care anymore. I know I should but this is an act of self preservation.
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