Greece is undoubtedly the scene of chaos and human tragedy. No one wishes to see desperate people die making dangerous journeys. Every one can agree, it is heartbreaking. But the leaders of Greece and Germany and their allies in the media should take a closer look in the mirror before accusing others of "shameful" responses and a lack of "solidarity".
Yes, qualified refugees fleeing war deserve a temporary safe haven, but any self-respecting state must first have a process (like America) to properly identify and screen the refugees BEFORE (did I say BEFORE loud enough) they gain approval to enter that state. There has to be limits and the first priority must be the safety of the citizens of that state. Before any of this is possible, the borders MUST be secured. Without this, there can only be chaos and danger, exactly what we are witnessing now in Greece and Germany.
Merkel deserves the criticism now heaped on her for "luring" the migrants here. Her no limits, suspend all rules mantra no doubt intensified the crisis. It has taken on a life of its own; attracting countless of economic migrants to risk their lives to enter the promised land. Only blind partisans for Merkel, such as The Economist, would claim that she had no part in this.
If Merkel created the demand, Greece opened the floodgates. Despite an elite NATO Navy and 100,000 man army, Greece had no will to control the border. This is not natural; in fact, quite abnormal to surrender ones border without a fight. They are an economic basketcase, but Greece was offered help and refused. The migrants were not content on poor Greece and had their sights set on the rich welfare states up north. Some solidarity - unleashing a mass of undocumented migrants on the rest of Europe. There is no excuse for this type of behavior. Australia has proved that a nation can secure its borders with strength and the will to do so. This is quite natural and a common sense.
The refugees and smugglers have smart phones, Facebook, GPS and they share information. They certainly knew Greece and Germany offered no resistance and were weak and naive. Consider:
1. What if Germany made clear that there were limits, a screening process and actually deported those economic migrants immediately?
2. What if Greece actually confronted the smugglers on the coast of Turkey, home of 25,000 smugglers, and told Erdogan to clean house?
3. What if Greece and the EU followed Tony Abbotts advice and sent the boats back - escorted by the Greek NATO Navy to ensure safety - immediately to Turkey? This action would have sent a strong notice to the smugglers that they would be confronted and given zero tolerance.
4. What if Merkel - instead of letting illegal migrants roam freely and dictate the rules - would have detained the migrants and utilized strict control over the camps to have order in German streets?
5. What if the EU would have defied the elites at the UN, the media, and Turkey and told them the EU will not become the dumping ground for Middle East mayhem.
6. What if the EU had the courage to tell the Muslim leaders in the Middle East to clean up their own
house before lecturing Europe on civility?
One only has to look to Hungary, Czech Republic, and Slovakia to obtain the answers to these questions:
1. Hungary. Orban saw the unsecured border in Greece and demanded action. When the EU soundly rejected this, Orban took matters into his own hands. With a strong hand and forceful response, Hungary secured its borders. The result➡️ Calm and order for Hungary.
2. Czech republic. They saw the unrest and chaos in Germany where the migrants roam freely and do as they please. They chose to protect their people by detaining those in their country illegally and demanding they play by their rules. The result➡️ International scorn, but calm and order.
3. Slovakia. Fico defied Merkel and the EU on forced refugee quotas. His strength in putting Slovaks first and not meekly accepting unjust diktats by those responsible for the crisis sent a strong message to Brussels➡️ Slovakia was not Germany's dumping ground.
The point is that strength backed by fortitude and justice works and sends a message of respect which is clearly lacking from many migrants, smugglers, and Muslim leaders in their attitudes towards the EU. On the other hand, weakness and unarming oneself of all courage in the face of childish political correctness invites the type of chaos and risk that tears any and all type of order down.
It could have been different. Instead of so much human suffering, there could have been a tough but orderly, safe process. It is not the V4 or Czech Republic that is responsible for the human tragedy at sea but those who shamelessly lured the migrants here based on false hopes and promises they could not keep.
I believe there is still hope, but for this to happen the EU needs more of the Visegrad4 realists and less of the naive Merkel dreamers.
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