The Wounds in Iraq

Mary

Other nations have been drawn into the conflict because the wounds in Iraq are so severe. The country is dismembered and gaping holes appear. These nations are beginning to realize how this will affect them, even though they do not border Iraq.

The nations in the region are more deeply shaken. Lebanon and Jordan have already been destabilized. As the conflict continues, with no end in sight, these countries cannot foresee the final results.

This great evil is now whistling aloud. Countries, near and far, are hearing the sounds. They look at Iraq and see a country devoured by its enemies and abandoned by America. Will not the pattern continue in the Middle East? Previously, the hatred and the militancy determined relationships, but the governments remained stable.

All of that has changed, beginning with the Libyan and Egyptian revolutions. The Arab Spring was no Spring at all.

Comment: The Middle East events are different. There was always hatred and violence, but governments remained stable.