This war is not ours. It belongs to leaders who failed to respect the sovereignty of a nation—leaders whose greed and pride have overshadowed the suffering of displaced children and broken families.
This war does not belong to the GCC region or to its people. It belongs to those who pursue power and personal gain at the expense of peace.
This war certainly does not belong to the OFWs in the Gulf. They are workers who left their homes only to build a better future for their families—a future their own governments could not provide.
Yet it is these innocent people who now live in fear. Those who had no voice in this conflict are the ones placed in danger, in distress, reduced to collateral damage in a struggle they never chose.
So we must ask: What is the end goal? And where do we go from here?
If peace and a ceasefire remain out of reach, then the cost will continue to be paid not by those who started this war—but by the ordinary people who simply wish to live, work, and return home safely.
And that is the greatest injustice of all.
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