The Middle East is Quicksand

The Hezbollah did not expect the turn of events, which followed their entering Israel and kidnapping a soldier for a hostage exchange. In the past, this was common practice and always worked. This time it was a bit different, Israel did not want to play the game anymore, they were tired of their citizens being kidnapped and murdered and they were going to put a stop to it once and for all.

They also did not expect to be condemned by the Arab world for their actions; on the contrary, they expected to be held as heroes. They did not read the signs, the political climate, and the underlying sentiment within the rest of the world.

The Middle East is a vast bog of quicksand sitting back waiting for the next victim to step on its surface. That sentence is about as close to the truth as one can get to describe what the world has known for centuries, the Middle East will pull you down and suffocate you.

It is a quagmire of politics and Middle Eastern philosophy of multiple organizations, each of which has their own agenda and each agenda involves the destruction of the State of Israel. This particular spot on the globe has been at war with one another for so many years that it is difficult to understand exactly what is going on besides everyone wants to destroy Israel and nothing more.

Organizations such as the Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shia Islamic group and political party formed primarily to combat Israeli occupation following the 1982 Lebanon war, the Hezbollah is dedicated to the destruction of Israel, nothing more. They are not dedicated to a free anything, religious or otherwise, simply to destroy Israel.

The Hamas, a Palestinian Sunni Islamist organization that currently forms the democratically elected government of the Palestinian people; they exist only for the destruction of the State of Israel and rule from The Gaza Strip.

It should be noted that these two organizations are listed as terrorist organizations by Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Israel, and the United States, and is banned in Jordan, while others consider it an independence movement. It should also be noted that these two organizations are backed through funding and weapons by Iran and Syria.

With all of the opposition dedicated to the destruction of the Sate of Israel, it is a wonder an Israeli citizen even bothers to walk outside in the morning. However, walk they do and proudly of it. Their military is second to no one and their dedication to the freedom and protection of their citizens needs to be applauded and duplicated by many other countries.

Only time and history will be the judge of the outcome of what has been unleashed. We can only hope that the present turn of events does not spin totally out of control with someone launching a nuclear rocket, which will truly open Pandora’s Box. We will have to wait and see.