Political Realism

Political Realism

Lebanon has been under attack from Israel since 12 July and the Arab League and the United Nations have made it clear that they are to leave the people of Lebanon to be bombed and killed by Israel.

At the emergency meeting of the Arab League held in Cairo, the foreign ministers of Arab countries sent a clear message to the people of Lebanon. They towed the Western and Israeli line and firmly asserted that Hezbollah bears the responsibility and it alone should face the consequences. They called their new school of diplomacy in Arab relations, political realism.

In truth the League statements reflected an overt attempt to ignore the question of Lebanon, which was one of the chief reasons why the meeting was called. After convening on 15 July, the Council of Arab Foreign Ministers failed to draft a single joint declaration. Instead, it issued three pathetic and separate declarations on Lebanon, Gaza and the Middle East peace process.

These Arab governments chose rather than focus the attention on the murderous and racist state of Israel, to publicly blame Hezbollah instead. Saudi Arabia, supported by Jordan, Egypt, several Persian Gulf states and the Palestinian Authority, chastised Hezbollah for "unexpected, inappropriate and irresponsible acts". "These acts will pull the whole region back to years ago, and we cannot simply accept them," Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said of Hezbollah's attacks on Israel. Outrageous comments when in fact it is Israel that is putting Lebanon back by twenty years!

Have these Arab officials no shame in chastising Muslims engaged in conflict with the occupying forces of Israel, especially as images of destruction at the hands of Israeli warplanes are beamed into the worlds living rooms. The willingness of these puppet governments to openly defy Arab public opinion, which has raged against Israel's actions in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, underscores the contempt they have for the Ummah and the high regards they place on their personal and western interests.

As for the UN Security Council, it in a unanimous stand sent a clear signal to the Muslims and Arabs that the international community is not interested in protecting their lives against a state-sponsored terrorism. Further Israel received the green light from the head of the world's superpower and the leaders of the G-8.

Now that it is clear that these organisations have granted Israel the right to destroy Lebanon under the pretext of trying to finish off the Hezbollah in Lebanon, no Muslim or Arab should have any trust in them. Indeed millions already feel betrayed by their fellow Arabs and members of the international community.

Relying on these people and institutions has always been trust misplaced. Instead Muslims should now be openly calling directly upon the armies to take action.

The total manpower and firepower in the Middle East, that could be directed against Israel far outweighs the battlefield resources that Israel could muster. .

Egypt, Syria, and Jordan had expanded the total of their divisions from twenty to twenty-five. Arab military powers have vastly expanded their sophisticated weaponry in the last 30 years. The tank inventories of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria rose by 60 percent, while their stocks of aircraft, helicopters, and armored personnel carriers roughly doubled. Syria has acquired high performance aircraft of Soviet design. To primary land weapons had been added more self-propelled artillery, guided antitank missiles, new munitions--including cluster and homing shells--improved fire-control systems, and laser rangefinders. Previously vulnerable air defenses now could be shielded using advanced mobile missile systems acquired from both East and West.

Most of the strategic sites in Israel are exposed to Syrian striking power in the form of Soviet-supplied SS-21 SSMs, with a range of 120 kilometers and far greater accuracy than the earlier generation FROG-7 (70 kilometers) and Scud-B (300 kilometers).

With the modernization of Jordan's army and air force many important Israeli targets are within the range of Jordanian artillery and rockets.

Like other Arab states, Saudi Arabia had upgraded its naval and air arms, improving its capability to defend its air space and control activities in the Red Sea area. Nevertheless, from Israel's perspective, that country has the potential to undertake offensive air operations in conjunction with other Arab air forces. In the eyes of Israeli strategists, Saudi Arabia's purchase of long-range missiles from China and its acquisition of Tornado fighter-bombers from Britain enhanced its role in a future conflict.

It is therefore high time for Muslim field commanders to demonstrate this combined power in the battlefield with Israel. So that Israel is defeated, the land returned to its rightful owners and peace prevails once again for Muslim, Christian and Jew under the banner of the Khilafah.

Source: KCom Journal

The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa'sallam said:
"Al Muslimoon Ummatun Waahida Bilaadahum Waahida wa Harbahum Waahida"
("The Muslims are ONE Ummah, their land is ONE land and their war is ONE war.")