Genesis--initiative or lead, does not matter. My comments still apply.
No country has a spotless record on the environment either. So does that mean we should all give up and applaud the world's worst polluters to take the lead/initiative on how to protect the world? Give me a break.
Qatar's best option when it comes to matters of global religious freedom is to follow the Chinese lead: keep quiet on the grounds that its own religious intolerance is a matter of domestic rather than international concern. Why draw attention? When I see such things (like the world cup fiasco, gun-running to Libya, troops in Bahrain), it just reminds me of how amateurish Qatar is on the international stage. I'm not saying I necessarily disagree with what the government is trying to accomplish in all these cases, but the method and form needs more than a little finesse.
Genesis--initiative or lead, does not matter. My comments still apply.
No country has a spotless record on the environment either. So does that mean we should all give up and applaud the world's worst polluters to take the lead/initiative on how to protect the world? Give me a break.
Qatar's best option when it comes to matters of global religious freedom is to follow the Chinese lead: keep quiet on the grounds that its own religious intolerance is a matter of domestic rather than international concern. Why draw attention? When I see such things (like the world cup fiasco, gun-running to Libya, troops in Bahrain), it just reminds me of how amateurish Qatar is on the international stage. I'm not saying I necessarily disagree with what the government is trying to accomplish in all these cases, but the method and form needs more than a little finesse.