Posted on 09/12/2015 2:30:38 PM PDT by Rusty0604
"We are a nauseating nation," wrote the Saudi journalist 'Ali Sa'd Al-Moussa in Al-Watan on September 5, in reaction to images of Syrians and other refugees fleeing to Europe. The "nation" he was angrily condemning was not only Saudi Arabia, but the greater Arab world. It is a world, he lamented, "that kills people for their opinions or affiliation.
Some commenters did turn their anger on the West, especially on President Barack Obama, whose Mideast policies they see as destructive, inhumane, and feckless. The Iraqi journalist 'Aziz Al-Hajj, ... charged that, "The West is responsible [for the crisis], ... but because of the wretched and dangerous Western policy, in particular Obama's policy, which has helped spark crises of conflict in our region, especially in Syria, Libya, Yemen and Iraq.
"If those who preach humanitarianism...had cared for the lives and security of our [Arab] peoples, they would not have abandoned Libya mid way, and would not have shrugged off the decisions of the [June 2012] Geneva I [Conference on Syria] .... Back then ISIS did not exist and there were no deadly barrel bombs...
Fahd Al-Shelaimi, a Kuwaiti and the Chairman of the Gulf Forum for Peace and Security, was interviewed ...He was asked then why the Gulf states, including Kuwait, were refusing to take in refugees. His answer speaks for itself: "At the end of the day, you cannot accept other people, who come from a different atmosphere, from a different place… These are people who suffer from psychological problems, from trauma, and you [cannot] place them in [Gulf] societies just like that."
Al-Shelaimi, explained that "Kuwait and the Gulf countries are expensive, and are not suitable for refugees. They are suitable for workers. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at reason.com ...
Screw Kuwait, should have let Saddam have it. They owe us.
I’m sort of shocked the NYT’s missed these stories...
Middle east journalist placing the blame on Obama...
Who would have believed it ? / S
I don’t think history will be kind to Obama, depending on who is writing the book.
At this point I'll take any other region's media over our own, even the Arab media. They make their bias known, but you can still glean truth from it.
Our's doesn't even bother reporting anymore.
Should have got our own damn oil elsewhere.
Its amazing how many arguments i have had with liberals who make inane retorts like democracy is messy or they were worse off before. Absolute blindness.
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