Middle East

I don't really have a lot to say about the problems in the Middle East--no one looks particularly righteous in my eyes (least of all those odious Americans who seem in favor of nothing except more war), and as always it is the civilians who suffer the most--except to say that once again we see the result of misguided religious beliefs in action. Here's a Washington Post op-ed that shows how the beliefs of Islamists in Hezbollah drive their violent actions, and Israel has, in the big picture, been no less guided by their attitude that their beliefs must take precedence over those around them.

The day that religion and its mythical fairy tales vanish from the face of the earth will be the day we may begin to see some true peace, and until then I find it sad and disgusting that people who think their way is the only true path to truth find they must kill people (thus violating all that their religion supposedly stands for) who believe different fairy tales than they do. The only thing worse than nationalism is religion, of all stripes.