After the Beirut blast, the international community must stop propping up Lebanon`s broken political system
(WorldNews Politics)

The finger of blame for the Beirut explosion is pointing at Lebanon`s corrupt and criminally negligent political leadership. Amid continuing protests, the government of prime minister Hassan Diab resigned on August 10, though ministers will stay on in a caretaker role until a new cabinet is formed. The international community has pledged aid to Lebanon`s government in exchange for political reform . But this stance requires a reversal of the international community`s existing role in Lebanon – and its complicity in the survival of the regime. Lebanon`s power-sharing system , which sustains sectarianism and thrives on corruption, is propped up by international powers. Rather than promote...