Good News from the Mideast

It is certainly nice to see good news once in a while. From the Christian Science Monitor (although the story can be found just about everywhere this morning):

"Lebanon's Western-backed March 14 coalition has defeated a stiff challenge by the Hezbollah-led opposition in national elections to retain its parliamentary majority.

The Western-backed March 14 coalition won an unexpectedly large parliamentary majority – 71 of 128 seats – over the opposition, led by the Iranian-backed militant group.
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I hope this will help some people to realize that Arabs are not universally deranged, self destructive killers.

My own experience in the Mideast has led me to believe that many votes that are cast for Hezbollah or Hamas are not endorsements of religious extremism, but rather the result of terminal frustration with their hopelessly corrupt civil governments. If we can help them find a rational alternative, I believe they will take it in an instant.

Comments

Poll P. said…
Interesting perspective. I hadn't thought of that before.

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