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Collateral Damage

July 31, 2006

In war everyone loses. Some just lose more than others. Unfortunately some of the greatest losers are those that fall into the category of collateral damage: the innocent civilians who get caught in a cross fire, who are minding their own business, or who are hiding out and still get taken out. Saturday was one of those traumatic days in the Mideast war.

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Until two days ago few people had heard of Qana, Lebanon. Nearly 60 people were killed by Israeli jets and the critical news that pits so much of the world against Israel is the fact that 34 children were killed. Israel has now agreed to a 48 hour cease fire, but the damage has been done. The U.N. building in Beirut as trashed and vandalized by angry Lebanese. Kofi Annan called for a cease-fire, again. Neither he nor the United Nations organization has any power to do anything of course. Now Israel has opened itself up to not only more International criticism, but also just as horrific incidents from Hezbollah as well.

Secretary of State Condi Rice finally woke up and called for a cease fire. Her plea carries a little more weight than Kofi; however, it’s going to appear to the Arab nations that’s it’s too little, too late.

Meanwhile, Israel wants 10-14 more days to clean out the Hezbollah strongholds. At the rate things are going that won’t be a problem because I can’t see either side stopping any of the fireworks at this point. There was too much hostility between the two groups before the war began. That hostility has to be more like hate now. Who knows what the beginning of August will bring?

And what ever happened to North Korea and their missile tests? What ever happened to sanctions on Iran due to their nuclear program? Isn’t it interesting that what’s big news one day, isn’t news at all on another day.

Written by Ernie · Filed Under Daily Commentary 

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