The Middle East continues to have its share of protests since the Tunisian suicide by the young person. Since then two governments have fallen and we are witnessing a brutal fight to the finish in Libya, while protests have started to crop up in Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It seems that when one Arab Country’s government falls, another one tries to follow in its footsteps. This rage is not only due to the frustration of the youth as it is the non representation of them in the affairs of their government. The lack of jobs and opportunities that the poor Arab population face every day had to boil over some day and their day has come now.
In addition to the lack of jobs and opportunities, it is their entrenched rulers that have made those youth enraged. I really don’t understand how long is long enough for one ruler to rule. There are no elections and it seems that most of the rulers come with a God given mandate to rule till they leave this world. America and the rest of the democracy loving world should lend its support to these people instead of clamoring for stability because once these disenfranchised and disgruntled youth feel that they have been abandoned, they will make sure that their policies reflect anti western and more importantly anti American from the start.
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