Thursday May 3, 2012

I've Been Thinking:

Wednesday was a slice of life day in the Middle East.

On Wednesday we were given a glimpse of both the deep seated problems and dangers inherent in the region as well as the topsy turvy nature of today's Middle East.

It was a very bloody day.

In Syria, opponents to the regime successfully killed 20 military personnel including two colonels. It is the largest number of deaths in any single strike to date since the revolt against the regime began.

In Egypt, 20 protesters were murdered by a group of hooligans.

Witnesses report that the protesters were sitting down when a group of thugs emerged and violently attacked them. Conventional wisdom is that these thugs were part of an organized, civilian, plain clothed group of police and military. They were sent in to intimidate - and ended up killing.

In Syria the attack was against the military. In Egypt the attack was against the protesters. Situation and places could have easily been inverted.

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