Wednesday August 3, 2011

I've Been Thinking:

Italy recalled its ambassador from Syria yesterday. Then the Italians called on all European Union member countries and the EU itself to recall their ambassadors.

This was an important and bold step on the part of Italy, it signals that the Italians are taking a leadership role against Assad and his regime in Syria.

The EU officially said that they are not planning to recall their ambassador but many other Western countries are contemplating the move.

One big question is why are the Western countries thinking of applying such heavy pressure on Syria? Recalling an ambassador is a very strong diplomatic statement.

Another questions is, where are the Arab and Muslim countries? They seem to be standing and watching as Arabs and Muslims are murdered.

There is no outcry and there has been no move to isolate Syria. If there was a mass recall of 15 or 10 or even 5 ambassadors from Arab and Muslim countries it would have a huge impact on Syria's actions and the way they view their actions.

But this is typical of the Arab and Muslim world. Thousands will die in Syria at the hand of a Muslim Arab dictator and there will be absolute silence. The Arab and Muslim worlds only get up-in-arms when Israelis kill Palestinians.

That is a terrible double standard.

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