Lately, every time we Europeans speak about international policy with people living in the USA, we always end up discussing on the same topic.

Usually we tell them that we care a lot for civil rights and sovereignty; that we see the USA as a dangerous country because of Guantanamo bay and all the laws they passed to cut civil rights in favor of security; that nobody is allowed to invade a foreign country not even when it’s ruled by a cruel dictator or there are false claims about unexisting WMDs.

At this point, instead of answering to the above claims, they repeat endlessly that UN is just a waste of money (but hey, they don’t pay that much anyway), a paralized agency that actually can’t do anything useful to contrast international terrorism, and we’re lucky because at least the USA do something, they defend themselves and the rest of the world.

In the last few hours Israel attacked Lebanon with air strikes killing about 50 civilians, in reaction to Lebanese Hezbollah militia capturing 2 soldiers and killing 8 on the disputed border of Sheeba Farms. Of course Israel has the right to defend itself but escalation to war has been judged over-reaction and condemned by every member of the Security Council except… USA. UN was trying to stop the war but USA exercised veto power paralyzing the UN.

Now, I think this is not the way to make the world a safe place. War will lead to greater instability and that area was already very hot. Unfortunately US, the farthest country from middle-east, thinks it can decide for us all.

What a sad day…