To drive or not to drive?
This morning I needed to fill up gasoline even though the tank was 3/4 full. The mass hysteria felt across the country that we will soon be completely cut off gasoline overtook me. And not being able to find an open gas station for the last two days hasn't helped appease my thoughts. Luckily, while driving to work, I suddenly saw a massive line of cars filling the usually empty streets. It could have been only one thing: black gold.And indeed it was. A line of over 100 cars, waiting in the summer heat. A dozen scooters fighting their way through. A few people yelling to convince the gas station owner to give them more than the enforced ration. A ration which is limited at 10,000LL ($6) per car, or 20,000LL ($12) for those who know how to tip. Mass hysteria indeed.
And all this yelling and queing is for what? Our bridges are gone and our streets are reshaped. Even the road north is no longer safe to drive on after the events of this morning when planes struck a bridge while a civilian car was driving on it. All this hysteria to fill up gas, and the streets are completely empty (picture insert). Mass hysteria indeed.
mrtez
posted by beirutlive at 5:21 PM
16 Comments:
MRTEZ
how much gas will $6 buy, here in the U.S. that would be about 2 gallons or 8 liters, also make sure your tires are properly inflated and that your air filter is clean and maybe that will help you get better gas mileage, goodluck and hopefully this will be over soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!
quelle domage! quelle crisis!
get to rid of ze bludie pipol from IRAN!
Don't you have some copyrights and patents to rip off china man? You want me to go down a list of what is wrong with China?
BTW, let someone launch rockets at China, and kill and kidnap soldiers from China, and then say what you think about it.
btw cough cough Tiananmen Square cough
As an American, I am, once again so ashamed at my country and it's deliberate refusal to help the people of Lebanon. Please know that my heart and prayers are for you. Please remember there are many of us here who grieve for you.
If we had a real President he would be talking to Syria, Iran and other nations who could help bring peace. He wonders why we are disliked so much and how terrorism is started. He is too ignorant to understand these basic elements.
YOu are in my prayers.
Ken Vienot
a christian, who is so embarrased to be an American.
so wrong, the people of the U.S. care more about Lebanon than ever before. How many would have showed up at a blog for Lebanon before this?
We are not even fighting in this war, and find ourselves having to defend our actions more than Isreal.
Do you people even hear the things Iran says about Isreal? Quit hugging the tree and read the news. Hezbollah works for and with Iran, and they are sworn to kill Isreal...Hezbollah can not stay armed at the border of Isreal and there is no way around it if the fighting is to ever end.
The very harsh reality is that since Hezbollah refuses to disarm, there is only one way to make them. Diplomacy with them would probably include major concessions for them to agree to disarm, and since they are Iran based, they should not get more power in Lebanon...
Isreal are allies, so yes, we back them always...what a shock. If the brits wanted to hit Lebanon, same thing.
Now is the time for Lebanon to decide who they want to be allies with..the islamic freaks, or people who live normal lives without towels on their heads.
if you force HZ to disarm this way, you are pushing to arm the next generation. even if you take away every single weapon..how long do you think that will last?...you are putting a band-aid on a wound that already has gangreen..people need to figure out the real problem...this will not result in "lasting" peace as Dr. Rice and others have attested to...they are making the problem worse..
BTW where is Iran? nice allies you have...let's see a real army go at Isreal and see how many of their allies show up...Lebanon needs this, to get Iran out, and then join with the rest of us in the world... what you guys called a comeback after the civil war was only a taste of what could be.
The U.S. has no fear Isreal would abuse nukes like Iran would, so they are allowed...
you are funny.. towels on our heads. Leb has always been pro-western, and democratic..since its inception..HZ does not represent the majority of the country whatsoever.
2 Billion dollars and counting. Israel has been irreponsible and should be forced by the UN and the Security Council to pay for the destruction they have caused to Lebanon. American Tax dollars should be diverted from Isreal and earmarked for the rehabilitation of Lebanon. An international tribunal should be formed to make sure that Isreal pay for the damage it has caused. I Bush and the Congressional representatives even think of proposing that American tax payers should pay for this, we should impeach all of them.
I really want Lebanon to be and stay pro-western, and the one figure that bothers some makes me happy...all the families displaced. To me this means they got out of the way to stay safe.
I personally hate the fact girls have to wear shirts at all, so let me live in sin where girls don't cover their entire bodies...no wonder they suicide bomb in strict Islam.
Good post Mike, and I agree, but as an American I definately support the people of Lebanon who wanted nothing more than the government of Lebanon to take charge over Hezbollah, it isn't their fault.
If Hezbollah should disarm to not threaten Israel shouldn't Israel disarm to stop threatening Lebanon. Clearly they can do anything they want to Lebanon and no one can stop them. At least Hezbollah can fight them and defend the country against ISraeli aggression. Take away Israel's arms to stop them threatening Lebanon flying their planes over the country and bombing any roads, bridges etc it sees fit. How would LEbanon defend itself against the IDF without Hezbollah. To the Arabs they are only group that has the power to fight Israel. Amazing isnt it that after 24 days of the great, amazing, best military machine in the world - the IDF - that they cannot stop Hezbollah from firing rockets into Israel and just kill civilians, women, and children instead. What a great army. Laughing stock more like.
You actually call what they are doing "defending"? Lebanon is in ruin and Isreal has but a few roof repairs to do...
Hezbollah fights without rules because they are not even an army, but Isreal is stuck with rules, and should be....if not, Hezbollah and Lebanon would be done.
They have defended a damn thing, Isrealis fly in eating sandwiches and bomb anything they want...what defense is that?
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