once again we see that conflict in this world will never end as long as differences remain between people. the ongoing conflict in the middle east is indeed troubling. how many people must die before peace returns to the region? can't they see that the more they fight, the more misery they will cause to their people, especially for the men fighting on the ground. due to orders from the top, one has no choice but to fight, fight to protect their families and their country? i wonder how many of them on the ground actually thinks like this. if you are fighting to protect, then who is going to protect your family when you're gone? as the conflict escalates, you'll probably be asking yourself, "will you be able to survive the battles and go home to them at the end of the day?". and while you fight on the ground, the leaders continue bickering from protected bunkers and areas safe from all weapons and attacks. and even when the fighting continues, the conflict has started to draw international attention. while it may ordinarily be a good thing to get international attention, due to the nature of the conflict, the world has been split into two different camps as it has always been with regards to matters relating with the region. it has also angered many people especially some islamic countries with certain organisations calling for volunteers to help in fighting a jihad in the middle east. these would only serve to escalate the conflict. what the world needs now is decisive action to put a stop to the conflict instead of people taking sides due to differing allegiences. as long as the world remains divided, this conflict will not end till one side is totally wiped out. war on such a scale that is happening is not justified on any level...

once again, one lacks the power to do anything about people dying while the rest of the world is thrown into chaos...