WHAT must be playing on everyone’s mind at this moment is a simple question: Who is strong? Is it the few hundred people who gather at the Erada Square and scream at the top of their voices? Or is it the State?
Kuwait is not the only nation in the world where thousands of people across the globe take to the streets to demonstrate against their respective governments, but the latter with the support of the majority of the people remain firm and does what is right and beneficial in the higher interests of the country.
People on several occasions have gathered at the Erada Square, shouted their guts out and have achieved ‘nothing’ but have certainly disrupted the interests of the people.
Those who encourage and support people who scream are unaware that they do not represent all Kuwaitis. The big silent majority does not speak the language of a few squawks. Why should the Government pay attention to them?
What is important at this time is for the leadership to remain firm and not bow to the demands of the squawkers which have made the street their ‘breeding ground’ to satisfy their desires.
All this is not important at this point in time. What is important is for the leadership not to allow them to decide the country’s fate because they do not represent all Kuwaitis.
Nobody can believe that these people are working for the interests of the country simply because they have caused heavy losses for the nation by forcing the authorities to ‘scrap’ vital projects starting from the oilfields project in the north of the country, the Dow Chemicals Company project, the Al-Zour plant and other projects.

Not just that, they have threatened social security through a series of repressive laws some of which were proposed and approved by the 2012 voided National Assembly, add to this the formation of multiple inquiry commissions.
The projects which they have disrupted were expected to bring huge benefits for the country. It is no secret the investments did not exceed five percent of the returns.
The government bowed to their terrorist behavior and cancelled these projects and as a result Kuwait lost billions of dinars.
Those who scream and terrorize others have proved many times that they are not working for the benefit of the State institutions. The last evidence was when they tried to terrify the judiciary and attempted to snatch its independence following the Constitutional Court ruling which ended their repression in the voided Assembly.
Unfortunately, this is not the first time they have terrorized the judiciary and the State has done nothing to protect its independence, integrity and prestige.
Once again, we ask: In which direction are we heading?

Will we continue to hold early elections and form new governments every few months which has become our hobby for the simple reason the political militia tames and holds the government to ransom each time it wishes to do so?

Should the executive authority have not confronted this militia and not negotiated with its members on the number of ministers this militia wants in the Cabinet?

Unfortunately, this happened one day before the historic ruling of the Constitutional Court. It is sad to say a few hours after the ruling the Information Minister was trying to appease a group of squawks by saying the position of the government is the same on the dissolution of the elected Assembly in 2009. This put a bad government image in the minds of the people.
That militia liked their game and each time the government bowed to their threats, it raised the ceiling of demands and ended up calling for a popular Prime Minister. This demand has become their daily bread. What does this militia want? They have got everything except their hands on the rule of the country. Tomorrow they may say we need a ruler from among the people. Is the distinguished Al-Sabah family not from our people? Have they landed from another planet?

We must put things in their right perspective to reassure the citizens that their security and future is in safe hands and not in the hands of some squawks.
Our last resort is the judiciary which was able to cut the militia to its size and rescue the country by nullifying the 2012 Assembly, which was held hostage by their lies and deceit. The judiciary has restored the prestige of the security forces by finding them ‘not guilty’ because the police officers were protecting the home from vandals.
Now is the time to take calculated steps before disaster strikes. Kuwaitis cannot afford disasters any more and this is what every Kuwaiti should be aware of.