What am I thinking of these days?
Thoughts of someone
The first thing I
would like to say is that I do not follow news since I went into vacations late
August up until today. The reason being is that I am most of the time busy with
my own domestic business which consists of many small chores. It is a personal
rather than public business.
Months ago, I used to
occasionally listen to the news of the war in Syria and decided to side with
those opposed to the regime in Syria, not for sectarian reasons at all, and I
also was very dismayed by Iran's interference and influence in the region. But
eventually, we can say with absolute certainty that the Syrian regime is
winning, on almost all fronts, militarily and politically both inside and
outside the country.
I have been trying
very hard to grasp the motives that lead Russians to become that deeply
involved in the civil war in Syria; Russia has never been
so immersed in a war in the Middle East like this time. But of
course, analysts and observers know very well what Russia is looking for ...
Russians themselves
know exactly what they want from Syria. Nevertheless, I can confidently say
that the fact that the extremist groups have Chechen rebels amongst them as
members should be a sufficient justification for the Russian intervention. In
addition to the alliance with Iran and the lukewarm relationship with the
United States.
Ignoring the political
and regional matters when thinking of writing is a very difficult thing to do;
we are very affected by the big and society issues. Our relationship with the world
especially the US and Russia and the EU is determined and decided about considering
the regional big affairs. Apart from trade with and cultural influence of the
West and the Far East (Japan and China), we attach importance to the political
relationship more. Why? Maybe the most evident reason is Israel and its
geopolitical requirements.
Now, let me steer away
from the same usual rhetoric and speak briefly about Jordanians' very
noticeable habit which relates to their incessant criticism of their Government
for whatever decision it would make; we are obsessed with undermining our
politicians for nothing.
But hold on a second!
I should stress the fact that our people is living a hard life now with
increasing daily needs. This may, however, be attributed to the some of the
hasty and often unwise policies.
End
By Khaldun Alqaisi
07, Oct 2016
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