Not to beat a dead horse but the violence in the Middle East is continuing this week. Unlike the peaceful transition in Egypt Libya has turned into an all out war zone as rebels try to oust Gadhafi who has been in power for 41 years. With oil prices rising due to this conflict who controls the oil fields has become an important factor in this rebellion as well. On top of all this three Dutch troops are being held by the Libyan government who were captured as they tried to evacuate a Dutch citizen. Some rebels and other people from the international community are calling for a no fly zone over Libya but the U.S. is hesitant to get involved in another foreign war.
The times we are living in right now are truly some eventful and history changing times. As more Middle Eastern countries are succumbing to the domino effect it makes me wonder just where will it stop? In my opinion this fervor for rebellion has the possibility to spread outside the Middle East to other, oppressively run government, mainly China. They earn $7,500 per person per year there while the government and corporations continue to gain more money. With housing and resources becoming more expensive I feel as though there is a strong potential for at least protests to start in China, especially due to their censorship of the internet which many hackers continue to fight and break trough. All in all I’m glad the U.S. has not taken a stance on this war yet, we don’t need to get involved in another foreign war, we are already way too far in debt. The international community may not like it, and say we are picking and choosing our battles, I call it learning from our mistakes.
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