Barack Obama condemned the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi. [Xinhua] |
Obama’s cool head may have prevented all-out crisis, but it has not reversed the hostilities felt in the Muslim world. Deep enmity towards the Judeo-Christian belief structure of the West, which has existed since the Crusades began over one thousand years ago, has not eclipsed with the passing of the time. The backwardness and poverty of the Muslim world today are still bitter reminders of Western colonial rule. And the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the name of counter-terrorism which began ten years ago have left long lasting scars in the hearts of Muslims.
It is self-evident that neither any individual leader nor any administration can significantly reverse these sentiments. Even leaders as wise as Barack Obama cannot prevent his people from desecrating the Islamic religion. The Libyan people, who now lack the control of a strong man like Qaddafi, have upped their hostilities toward America.