Russian aggression
It is quite clear that the Russian authorities were displaying their capacity to commit brutal acts against humanity through their invasion of Georgia. Their aggression not only questions diplomatic norms, but such behaviour is in essence against world peace and it reminds us of the German occupation of Poland which resulted in World War II. As a member of the global community,we must denounce such military aggression and as a human being I send my helpless condolences to the families of those who have lost their loved ones. We hope Russia will withdraw its troops from the occupied Georgian territory and respect the recent diplomatic negotiations. Moreover, the world community must act so that such military aggression is prevented in future. If they fail to do so, then the sovereignty of many small democratic nations will be at stake and this will undermine the values nurturing freedom, democracy and humanity.
Military aggression of such nature has always resulted in human suffering. Today, the people of Iraq are paying the price for the US decision to invade the country and 'export' democracy. It is unfortunate that global leaders such as the US, UK and Russia still view military intervention as a tool through which they can dictate their 'terms and conditions' to weaker states. Phrases such as, “…war is necessary for maintaining peace” have taken a permanent place in the decision-making of these military powers. However, we still hope that the 21st century will witness lesser acts of military intervention and collectively we can work towards a world order where non-violent diplomatic techniques are preferred, and peace finds a permanent place in ordinary people's lives.
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