This is with reference to the article “The Clinton-Sanders debate” (Feb. 23) by Ramzy Baroud. I do agree with the views expressed by the writer. The ongoing Clinton-Sanders debate in our part of the world is inherently flawed and points toward a lack of understanding of the US political and government systems. Those well-versed with the history of US governments and their foreign policies know well how the American administrations lay great emphasis on continuity of policies. They may differ over the mechanisms employed to achieve their targets but we have so far not seen any drastic deviation in core policy issues. George W. Bush used to vocally support Israel and Barack Obama does condemn certain Israeli actions but never took any measures to check Israeli aggression against Palestinians. What is the difference?
I think that we should move beyond the Democrat and Republican debate and get our act together to counter any policy that goes against our interests. In addition to that we should not hate any US party for its policies, as they have all the right to act in their national interest. It is our weakness that we try to rely on Washington to solve our problems. Anyway, it is heartening to note that the Muslim world has realized this important fact and is trying to reduce its dependency on the West particularly the United States. This should not be perceived as the beginning of animosity toward the US or the West. It is a pragmatic approach that should have been adopted long ago.
Instead of pinning hopes on Sanders or Clinton, we should move ahead with the Saudi plans of formation of an Islamic alliance and start cleaning up the mess that years of colonization and foreign interventions have created in the region or the Muslim world. But in order to achieve this goal, we have to set aside our petty ethnic, tribal and sectarian differences.
I think that we should move beyond the Democrat and Republican debate and get our act together to counter any policy that goes against our interests. In addition to that we should not hate any US party for its policies, as they have all the right to act in their national interest. It is our weakness that we try to rely on Washington to solve our problems. Anyway, it is heartening to note that the Muslim world has realized this important fact and is trying to reduce its dependency on the West particularly the United States. This should not be perceived as the beginning of animosity toward the US or the West. It is a pragmatic approach that should have been adopted long ago.
Instead of pinning hopes on Sanders or Clinton, we should move ahead with the Saudi plans of formation of an Islamic alliance and start cleaning up the mess that years of colonization and foreign interventions have created in the region or the Muslim world. But in order to achieve this goal, we have to set aside our petty ethnic, tribal and sectarian differences.
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