I was a toddler the last time protesting college students in this country actually feared for their lives.
Today, stories like this one make non-experts like me wonder if the ISG report went far enough in its recommendations. Sure, go ahead, negotiate with Syria and Iran. And while you’re at it, support the voices of dissent within those countries. Stir up the pot there with the same passion you tried to settle it with force here, some forty years ago.
John Lennon might have given more than one member of the US federal government heartburn during his hey-day when he sang “Power to the People.” In retrospect, his words may be the surest guide for a government in disarray over how to shift the balance of power in the Mideast.
Call me naive, if you want. But I just don’t believe it takes complex strategy to transform the world. It takes the undying will of individuals who truly desire change and the common sense of the rest of us to back them on their journey.